Mozilla Firefox up to 22.0 XBL Scope cross site scripting

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A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 22.0 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component XBL Scope Handler. 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:

The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.20 does not properly address the possibility of an XBL scope bypass resulting from non-native arguments in XBL function calls, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging access to an unprivileged object.

The weakness was released 08/06/2013 by Bobby Holley (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla Corporation as MFSA 2013-70 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1711 since 02/13/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69278 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0998e79d-0055-11e3-905b-0025905a4771)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121374 (Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 23.0 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 (69278). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 9876, 9877, 9878 and 9879.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 69278
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0998e79d-0055-11e3-905b-0025905a4771)
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OpenVAS ID: 803853
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - August 13 (Mac OS X)
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Upgrade: Firefox 23.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-70
Researcher: Bobby Holley (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1711 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 40880 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability via Access Leverage to Unprivileged Objects, Medium
SecurityFocus: 61641 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-63 through -75 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54380 - Cyberfox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 96020

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2013 12:29
Updated: 05/21/2021 09:40
Changes: 08/12/2013 12:29 (86), 01/31/2018 09:54 (3), 05/21/2021 09:40 (3)
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