Mozilla before up to 2.0.0.9 Protocol cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla before up to 2.0.0.9. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Protocol Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-6589. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla before up to 2.0.0.9 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block 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. The summary by CVE is:

The jar protocol handler in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.10 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.7 does not update the origin domain when retrieving the inner URL parameter yields an HTTP redirect, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a jar: URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5947.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2007. The weakness was disclosed 11/26/2007 as Bug 403331 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6589 since 12/28/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 291 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 1.1.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (43477†). The entry VDB-39664 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Exploitinginfo

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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: before 1.1.6

Timelineinfo

02/08/2007 🔍
11/26/2007 +291 days 🔍
12/28/2007 +32 days 🔍
12/28/2007 +0 days 🔍
03/22/2008 +85 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2549 days 🔍
11/12/2017 +972 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 403331
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-6589 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6589
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40297

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OSVDB: 43477 - Mozilla Multiple Browsers jar: Protocol Handler inner URI HTTP Redirect XSS
Vupen: ADV-2008-0083

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 11/12/2017 14:13
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (54), 11/12/2017 14:13 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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