{"id":"CVE-2012-4908","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-4908","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:46:28.250Z","title":"Google Chrome before 18.0.1025308 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain access to local files via vectors involving a symlink.","description":"Google Chrome before 18.0.1025308 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain access to local files via vectors involving a symlink.","published":"2012-09-13T20:55:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:45:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["google/chrome"],"epss":{"score":0.03348,"percentile":0.88595,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-09-12","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":37795,"kind":"exploit","title":"Google Chrome for Android - Same-origin Policy Bypass Local Symlink","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37795","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/android/remote/37795.txt","file":"exploits/android/remote/37795.txt","published":"2012-09-12","added":"2012-09-12","updated":"2015-08-16","author":"Artem Chaykin","type":"remote","platform":"android","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-4908","OSVDB-85434"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55523/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/chrome-for-android-update.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=144866","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/chrome-for-android-update.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=144866","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4908","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}