Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1 on Android Address Bar Scrolling authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1 on Android. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Address Bar Handler. Performing a manipulation as part of Scrolling results in authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-1527. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1 on Android (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component Address Bar Handler. The manipulation as part of a Scrolling leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 29.0 on Android allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via crafted JavaScript code that uses DOM events to prevent the reemergence of the actual address bar after scrolling has taken it off of the screen.

The weakness was published 04/29/2014 by Juho Nurminen as MFSA2014-40 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1527 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73848 (Fedora 19 : firefox-29.0-5.fc19 / thunderbird-24.5.0-1.fc19 / xulrunner-29.0-1.fc19 (2014-5829)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122054 (Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA 2014-34 through MFSA 2014-47)).

Upgrading to version 29.0 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 (92860), Tenable (73848), SecurityFocus (BID 67128†), Secunia (SA58352†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030165†). Further details are available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. Similar entries are available at VDB-13101, VDB-13100, VDB-13099 and VDB-13098. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 73848
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : firefox-29.0-5.fc19 / thunderbird-24.5.0-1.fc19 / xulrunner-29.0-1.fc19 (2014-5829)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 29.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-40
Researcher: Juho Nurminen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1527 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1527
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13095

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X-Force: 92860 - Mozilla Firefox for Android spoofing address bar spoofing, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 67128 - Mozilla Firefox for Android CVE-2014-1527 Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 58352 - Mozilla Firefox for Android Address Bar Rendering Spoofing Vulnerability, Not Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030165 - Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 44354 - Mozilla Firefox Security Bypass Vulnerability via a Crafted JavaScript Code - CVE-2014-1527, Medium

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

Created: 04/30/2014 21:26
Updated: 05/12/2026 08:21
Changes: 04/30/2014 21:26 (85), 01/31/2018 09:55 (5), 06/19/2021 08:10 (3), 05/12/2026 08:21 (15)
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