Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0 Docshell Page Loading URL cross site scripting
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Docshell Page Loading URL. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the docshell implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to short-circuited page loads, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."
The weakness was disclosed 04/24/2012 by Jordi Chancel, Eddy Bordi and Chris McGowen as MFSA 2012-27 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0474 since 01/09/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
A private exploit has been developed by Chris McGowen. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58850 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:0515)), 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 120189 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:0515)).
Upgrading to version 12.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (58850). The entries 5005, 5301, 5303 and 5304 are pretty similar.
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Chris McGowen
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Nessus ID: 58850
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:0515)
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Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2012-27
Researcher: Jordi Chancel, Eddy Bordi , Chris McGowen
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SecurityTracker: 1026971 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof Web Sites, Obtain Information, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 34957 - Mozilla Firefox <12, Thunderbird <12, SeaMonkey <2.9 Memory Corruption (CVE-2012-0474), Medium
SecurityFocus: 53228 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/Seamonkey CVE-2012-0474 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 48932 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81520
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/03/2012 11:46Updated: 03/24/2021 08:34
Changes: 05/03/2012 11:46 (80), 01/31/2018 09:54 (10), 03/24/2021 08:34 (2)
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