Mozilla up to 1.6 Type File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla up to 1.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument Type with the input File results in information disclosure (File). This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0759. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla up to 1.6 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument type with the input value file leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla before 1.7 allows remote web servers to read arbitrary files via Javascript that sets the value of an <input type="file"> tag.

The weakness was presented 08/18/2004 as Bug 241924 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0759 since 08/02/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18977 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- automated file upload (6e740881-0cae-11d9-8a8a-000c41e2cdad)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37691), Tenable (18977), SecurityFocus (BID 15495†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7723†). See VDB-779, VDB-1326, VDB-1764 and VDB-1763 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Information disclosure / File
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 18977
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- automated file upload (6e740881-0cae-11d9-8a8a-000c41e2cdad)
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OpenVAS ID: 53919
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-223-01 Mozilla
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mozilla 1.7

Timelineinfo

08/02/2004 🔍
08/03/2004 +1 days 🔍
08/18/2004 +15 days 🔍
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05/02/2005 +257 days 🔍
07/13/2005 +72 days 🔍
11/18/2005 +128 days 🔍
12/18/2014 +3317 days 🔍
06/30/2021 +2386 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 241924
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0759 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0759
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22143

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X-Force: 37691
SecurityFocus: 15495 - SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Maintenance Pack 4 Released - Multiple Vulnerabilities Fixed
Vulnerability Center: 7723 - Mozilla Browser 1.7, 1.7 rc3, 1.7b Allows Reading Arbitrary Files via <input type=\, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2014 16:14
Updated: 06/30/2021 08:51
Changes: 12/18/2014 16:14 (72), 01/31/2018 09:58 (4), 06/30/2021 08:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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