Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.8/1.5.0.2 windows.controllers window.controllers cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.8/1.5.0.2. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file windows.controllers. Such manipulation of the argument window.controllers leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1732. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 1.0.8/1.5.0.2 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file windows.controllers. The manipulation of the argument window.controllers with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass same-origin protections and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors involving the window.controllers array.

The weakness was disclosed 04/13/2006 by Georgi Guninski (shutdown) with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative as MFSA2006-17 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1732 since 04/12/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21993 (CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2006:0328)), 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 117722 (CentOS Security Update for Firefox (CESA-2006:0328)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mozilla.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3977.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25818), Tenable (21993), SecurityFocus (BID 17516†), Secunia (SA19631†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11221†). The entries VDB-2161, VDB-2158, VDB-2157 and VDB-2159 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21993
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2006:0328)
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OpenVAS ID: 56664
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1044-1 (mozilla-firefox)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: mozilla.com
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04/12/2006 🔍
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04/14/2006 +1 days 🔍
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04/18/2006 +4 days 🔍
04/25/2006 +7 days 🔍
03/12/2021 +5435 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2006-17
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (shutdown)
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-1732 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1732
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2162

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X-Force: 25818 - Multiple Mozilla products windows.controllers array cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 17516 - Mozilla Suite, Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19631 - Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 11221 - Various Mozilla Web Browsers Cross Site Scripting via the Window.Controllers Array, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1356

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2006 15:02
Updated: 03/12/2021 17:44
Changes: 04/18/2006 15:02 (89), 01/31/2018 09:52 (8), 03/12/2021 17:44 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:B07:103

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