Mozilla Firefox prior 1.0 Same Origin Policy cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

The weakness was published 07/22/2009 by Peter Van der Beken (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-2472 since 07/15/2009. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43769 (CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:1162)), 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 116528 (Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2009-34, MFSA 2009-35, MFSA 2009-36, MFSA 2009-37, MFSA 2009-39, MFSA 2009-40)).

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8756.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51908), Tenable (43769), SecurityFocus (BID 35758†), Secunia (SA35914†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22954†). Similar entries are available at VDB-48108, VDB-49258, VDB-49119 and VDB-49118. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43769
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2009:1162)
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OpenVAS ID: 64479
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1840-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Van der Beken (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49120

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X-Force: 51908
SecurityFocus: 35758 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox MFSA 2009-34, -35, -36, -37, -39, -40 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35914 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 22954 - Mozilla Firefox 3.0-3.0.11 Multiple Cross Origin Wrapper Bypass Vulnerabilities Allow XSS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1972

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 08/12/2021 08:16 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (65), 02/12/2017 12:51 PM (16), 08/12/2021 08:16 PM (3)
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Cache ID: 18:4C5:40

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