Mozilla Firefox 27.0 on Android browser.js access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Mozilla Firefox 27.0 on Android. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file browser.js. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-1501. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 27.0 on Android (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file browser.js. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 on Android allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and access arbitrary file: URLs via vectors involving the "Open Link in New Tab" menu selection.

The weakness was presented 03/18/2014 by Alex Inführ with OUSPG as MFSA2014-21 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1501 since 01/16/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at mozilla.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73111 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (610de647-af8d-11e3-a25b-b4b52fce4ce8)), 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 166815 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for Mozilla Firefox (SUSE-SU-2014:0418-1)). The advisory illustrates:

[O]n Firefox for Android it is possible to open links to local files from web content by selecting "Open Link in New Tab" from the context menu using the file: protocol. The web content would have to know the precise location of a malicious local file in order to exploit this issue.

Upgrading to version 28 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 X-Force (91862), Tenable (73111), SecurityFocus (BID 66278†), SecurityTracker (ID 1029928†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43688†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. See VDB-12646, VDB-12647, VDB-12648 and VDB-12649 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 73111
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (610de647-af8d-11e3-a25b-b4b52fce4ce8)
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OpenVAS ID: 850576
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for MozillaFirefox SUSE-SU-2014:0418-1 (MozillaFirefox)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 28

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-21
Researcher: Alex Inführ
Organization: OUSPG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12653

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X-Force: 91862 - Mozilla Firefox for Android browser.js privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 66278 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2014-15 through -28 Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1029928 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges and Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Obtain Information
Vulnerability Center: 43688 - Mozilla Firefox before 28.0 for Android Remote File System Read - CVE-2014-1501, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2014 11:22
Updated: 06/15/2021 19:35
Changes: 03/20/2014 11:22 (85), 01/31/2018 09:52 (12), 06/15/2021 19:35 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:4DB:103

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