Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4723. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1/3.0.2/3.0.3 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 through 3.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an ftp:// URL for an HTML document within a (1) JPG, (2) PDF, or (3) TXT file. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The bug was discovered 10/21/2008. The weakness was published 10/23/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4723 since 10/23/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/19/2019). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46129), SecurityFocus (BID 31855†), OSVDB (49347†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19842†). Similar entry is available at VDB-44701. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 800043
OpenVAS Name: Firefox Web Browser FTP Client XSS Vulnerability (Linux)
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08/19/2019 +1616 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4723 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4723
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44700
X-Force: 46129
SecurityFocus: 31855 - Multiple Vendor Web Browser FTP Client Cross Site Scripting Weakness
OSVDB: 49347 - CVE-2008-4723 - Mozilla - Firefox - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Issues
Vulnerability Center: 19842 - Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1-3.0.3 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability via the FTP Protocol, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/19/2019 21:39
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (62), 08/19/2019 21:39 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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