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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6 do not have the same context-menu restrictions for data: URLs as for javascript: URLs, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted URL.

The weakness was disclosed 07/17/2012 by Karthikeyan Bhargavan (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla Corporation as MFSA 2012-46 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1966 since 03/30/2012. 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. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59998 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1088)), 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 120366 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:1088)).

Upgrading to version 14 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (59998). The entries 5668, 5669, 5670 and 5671 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Mozilla

Name

• Firefox

Version

• 4.0
• 4.0.1
• 5.0
• 5.0.1
• 6.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 7.0
• 7.0.1
• 8.0
• 8.0.1
• 9.0
• 9.0.1
• 10.0
• 10.0.1
• 10.0.2
• 10.0.3
• 10.0.4
• 10.0.5
• 11.0
• 12.0
• 13.0

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 59998
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:1088)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 71490
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2514-1 (iceweasel)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Firefox 14

Timelineinfo

03/30/2012 🔍
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07/25/2012 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-46
Researcher: Karthikeyan Bhargavan (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
Coordinated: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2012-1966 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

SecurityTracker: 1027258 - Mozilla Seamonkey Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof Web Sites, Obtain Information, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 35585 - Mozilla Firefox 4.0-13.0 and ESR 10.0-10.0.5 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability via a Crafted URL, Medium
SecurityFocus: 54577 - Mozilla Firefox CVE-2012-1966 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 49964 - Debian update for iceweasel, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84009

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 07/25/2012 16:29
Updated: 03/26/2021 10:50
Changes: 07/25/2012 16:29 (82), 01/31/2018 09:53 (11), 03/26/2021 10:50 (3)
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