Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0 Multi-Octet Encoding Input Validation cross site scripting
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Multi-Octet Encoding Input Validation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability 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 a multibyte character set.
The weakness was shared 04/24/2012 by Anne van Kesteren with Opera Software as MFSA 2012-24 as not defined knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0471 since 01/09/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
A private exploit has been developed by Anne van Kesteren. 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, 5302 and 5303 are related to this item.
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Anne van Kesteren
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Nessus ID: 58850
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:0515)
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OpenVAS ID: 892457
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2457-2 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Firefox 12.0
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2012-24
Researcher: Anne van Kesteren
Organization: Opera Software
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0471 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 34955 - Mozilla Firefox <12, Thunderbird <12, SeaMonkey <2.9 Multi-Octet Encoding XSS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 53219 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/Seamonkey CVE-2012-0471 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 48932 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81517
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/03/2012 12:13Updated: 03/24/2021 08:41
Changes: 05/03/2012 12:13 (79), 01/31/2018 09:53 (8), 03/24/2021 08:41 (2)
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