Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 Plugin Installation InstallTrigger cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is the function InstallTrigger of the component Plugin Installation Handler. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-0752. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.2 (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function InstallTrigger of the component Plugin Installation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Plugin Finder Service (PFS) in Firefox before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a javascript: URL in the PLUGINSPAGE attribute of an EMBED tag.

The weakness was disclosed 04/18/2005 by Georgi Guninski as MFSA2005-40 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-0752 since 03/17/2005. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21929 (CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2005:383)), 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 117966 (CentOS Security Update for Firefox (CESA-2005:383)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (21929), SecurityFocus (BID 13228†) and Secunia (SA14938†). The entries VDB-1387, VDB-1396, VDB-1391 and VDB-1405 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 21929
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : Firefox (CESA-2005:383)
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OpenVAS ID: 57153
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1118-1 (mozilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.org

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04/18/2005 +2 days 🔍
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04/21/2005 +3 days 🔍
07/05/2006 +440 days 🔍
03/11/2021 +5363 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2005-40
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1392

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SecurityFocus: 13228 - Mozilla Firefox PLUGINSPAGE Remote Script Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 14938 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2005 11:56
Updated: 03/11/2021 08:30
Changes: 04/21/2005 11:56 (74), 01/31/2018 09:52 (4), 03/11/2021 08:24 (7), 03/11/2021 08:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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