Mozilla Firefox 26 XML Binding Language XUL Element access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 26. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component XML Binding Language Handler. Performing a manipulation as part of XUL Element results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-1479. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox 26 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component XML Binding Language Handler. The manipulation as part of a XUL Element leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The System Only Wrapper (SOW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.3, Thunderbird before 24.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.24 does not prevent certain cloning operations, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions on XUL content via vectors involving XBL content scopes.

The weakness was released 02/04/2014 by Cody Crews as MFSA2014-02 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with Mozilla. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1479 since 01/16/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72350 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2014:0132)), 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 121775 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2014:0132)).

Upgrading to version 27 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72350), SecurityFocus (BID 65320†), OSVDB (102866†), Secunia (SA56706†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43146†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12168, VDB-12169, VDB-12170 and VDB-12173. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 26
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 24.2
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.23
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.2

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 72350
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2014:0132)
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OpenVAS ID: 702858
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2858-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 27

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-02
Researcher: Cody Crews
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12171

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X-Force: 90898
SecurityFocus: 65320 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2014-1479 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 56706 - Cyberfox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 102866
SecurityTracker: 1029717
Vulnerability Center: 43146 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Security Bypass and Leakage of Information (CVE-2014-1479), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2014 10:26
Updated: 11/25/2025 20:26
Changes: 02/06/2014 10:26 (77), 01/31/2018 09:55 (11), 06/09/2021 01:23 (3), 06/09/2021 01:30 (11), 06/09/2021 01:37 (1), 11/25/2025 20:26 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:E25:103

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