Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 Plugin-Installation XPInstall cross site scripting
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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 (Web Browser). This affects the function XPInstall
of the component Plugin-Installation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The Plugin Finder Service (PFS) in Firefox before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a javascript: URL in the PLUGINSPAGE attribute of an EMBED tag.
The weakness was published 04/18/2005 by Georgi Guninski as MFSA2005-40 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0752 since 03/17/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21929 (CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2005:383)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117966 (CentOS Security Update for Firefox (CESA-2005:383)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (21929). Similar entries are available at 1387, 1396, 1391 and 1405.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 21929
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2005:383)
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OpenVAS ID: 57153
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1118-1 (mozilla)
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Patch: mozilla.org
Timeline
03/17/2005 🔍04/16/2005 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA2005-40
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0752 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 13228 - Mozilla Firefox PLUGINSPAGE Remote Script Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 14938 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
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Entry
Created: 04/21/2005 11:56Updated: 03/11/2021 09:03
Changes: 04/21/2005 11:56 (74), 01/31/2018 09:53 (4), 03/11/2021 08:58 (7), 03/11/2021 09:03 (1)
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