Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1 Web Notification API Web Form access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web Notification API. The manipulation as part of Web Form leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1529. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Web Notification API. The manipulation as part of a Web Form 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:

The Web Notification API in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended source-component restrictions and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a privileged context via a crafted web page for which Notification.permission is granted.

The weakness was disclosed 04/29/2014 by Mariusz Mlynski as MFSA2014-42 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-1529 since 01/16/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73790 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2014:0448)), 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 122056 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner firefox (RHSA-2014:0448)).

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 (92854), Tenable (73790), SecurityFocus (BID 67135†), Secunia (SA58344†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030165†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. The entries VDB-13101, VDB-13100, VDB-13099 and VDB-13098 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox up to 28.0.1
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR up to 24.4
  • Mozilla Thunderbird up to 24.4
  • Mozilla Seamonkey up to 2.25

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

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 73790
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2014:0448)
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OpenVAS ID: 702918
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2918-1 (iceweasel - security update
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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: MFSA2014-42
Researcher: Mariusz Mlynski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13097

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X-Force: 92854 - Mozilla Firefox,Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Web Notification API privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 67135 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2014-1529 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 58344 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly 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: 44366 - Multiple Mozilla Products Code Execution due to an Error in the Web Notification API - CVE-2014-1529, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2014 21:26
Updated: 11/25/2025 21:04
Changes: 04/30/2014 21:26 (89), 01/31/2018 09:55 (6), 06/19/2021 08:16 (12), 06/19/2021 08:17 (1), 11/25/2025 21:04 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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