Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.9 Protocol cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.9. This impacts an unknown function of the component Protocol Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5947. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 2.0.0.9 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Protocol Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The jar protocol handler in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.10 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.7 retrieves the inner URL regardless of its MIME type, and considers HTML documents within a jar archive to have the same origin as the inner URL, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a jar: URI.

The bug was discovered 11/07/2007. The weakness was shared 11/13/2007 by Jesse Ruderman as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5947 since 11/13/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67617 (Oracle Linux 3 : seamonkey (ELSA-2007-1084)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156004 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for SeaMonkey (ELSA-2007-1084)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.0.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38356), Tenable (67617), SecurityFocus (BID 26385†), OSVDB (38463†) and Secunia (SA27605†). The entries VDB-3485, VDB-3484, VDB-40297 and VDB-39840 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67617
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 : seamonkey (ELSA-2007-1084)
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OpenVAS ID: 59959
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1425-1 (xulrunner)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 2.0.0.8

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11/13/2007 +4 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +612 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39664

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X-Force: 38356
SecurityFocus: 26385 - Mozilla Firefox Jar URI Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 27605 - Mozilla Firefox "jar:" Protocol Handling Cross-Site Scripting Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 38463 - CVE-2007-5947 - Mozilla - Firefox - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018928
Vulnerability Center: 16909 - Mozilla Firefox Jar Protocol Handler Cross-Site Scripting via a Jar: URI, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3818

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 01/12/2025 00:14
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (91), 07/31/2019 11:59 (4), 01/12/2025 00:14 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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