Sun HotJava Browser 3.0 JavaScript privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun HotJava Browser 3.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component JavaScript. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2000-0958. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun HotJava Browser 3.0 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component JavaScript. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

HotJava Browser 3.0 allows remote attackers to access the DOM of a web page by opening a javascript: URL in a named window.

The weakness was shared 12/19/2000 by Georgi Guninski as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-0958. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5428), Exploit-DB (20322) and SecurityFocus (BID 1837†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/25/2000 🔍
12/19/2000 +55 days 🔍
12/19/2000 +0 days 🔍
07/01/2014 +4942 days 🔍
01/01/2025 +3837 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0958 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0958
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16169
X-Force: 5428 - HotJava Browser JavaScript DOM access
SecurityFocus: 1837 - Sun HotJava Browser Arbitrary DOM Access Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 00:38
Updated: 01/01/2025 12:58
Changes: 07/02/2014 00:38 (54), 04/06/2019 14:31 (3), 01/01/2025 12:58 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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