VDB-39213 · CVE-2007-5414 · OSVDB 43670

Mozilla Firefox 1.8 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox 1.8. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5414. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox 1.8 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0, when UTF-7 document content is rendered directly in UTF-7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a gopher URI that uses single quote characters to delimit a literal string within an XSS sequence, a related issue to CVE-2007-5415.

The weakness was presented 10/10/2007 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5414 since 10/12/2007. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (43670†). See VDB-32344, VDB-39247, VDB-39231 and VDB-39230 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Mozilla

Name

Firefox

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 1.8

Timelineinfo

10/10/2007 🔍
10/12/2007 +2 days 🔍
10/12/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2008 +164 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2547 days 🔍
09/10/2018 +1274 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5414 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5414
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39213
OSVDB: 43670 - Mozilla Firefox gopher URI UTF-7 XSS

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 09/10/2018 08:11
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (47), 09/10/2018 08:11 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:F3B:103

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