Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4 Sidebar data URI cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.4 (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Sidebar data URI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The browser user interface in Firefox before 1.0.5, Mozilla before 1.7.9, and Netscape 8.0.2 and 7.2 does not properly distinguish between user-generated events and untrusted synthetic events, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform dangerous actions that normally could only be performed manually by the user.
The weakness was shared 07/13/2005 by Kohei Yoshino (moz_bug_r_a4) with Secunia as MFSA2005-49 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2260 since 07/13/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19260 (Fedora Core 3 : firefox-1.0.6-1.1.fc3 (2005-603)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117890 (CentOS Security Update for Mozilla (CESA-2005:587)).
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. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (19260) and Exploit-DB (1102). The entries 1323, 1543, 1607 and 1612 are related to this item.
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 19260
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 3 : firefox-1.0.6-1.1.fc3 (2005-603)
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OpenVAS ID: 55121
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 779-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Patch: mozilla.org
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Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA2005-49
Researcher: Kohei Yoshino (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Secunia
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2260 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 14242 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox And Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16043 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 17965 - Multiple Browser "Set As Wallpaper" Dialog Arbitrary Script Execution
Vupen: ADV-2005-1075
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 07/15/2005 12:08Updated: 03/11/2021 18:19
Changes: 07/15/2005 12:08 (83), 01/31/2018 09:52 (6), 03/11/2021 18:16 (7), 03/11/2021 18:19 (1)
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