Mozilla Firefox up to 9.0 Sub-Frame Cross-Domain Name Attribute access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 9.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Sub-Frame Cross-Domain Name Attribute Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0445. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 9.0 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Sub-Frame Cross-Domain Name Attribute Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 9.0, Thunderbird 5.0 through 9.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.7 allow remote attackers to bypass the HTML5 frame-navigation policy and replace arbitrary sub-frames by creating a form submission target with a sub-frame s name attribute.

The weakness was shared 01/31/2012 by Alex as MFSA2012-03 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0445 since 01/09/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57785 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0a9e2b72-4cb7-11e1-9146-14dae9ebcf89)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120400 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in Thunderbird).

Upgrading to version 10.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72835), Tenable (57785), SecurityFocus (BID 51765†), OSVDB (78735†) and Secunia (SA47751†). The entries VDB-2829, VDB-4592, VDB-4588 and VDB-4589 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 57785
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0a9e2b72-4cb7-11e1-9146-14dae9ebcf89)
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OpenVAS ID: 70738
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 10.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2012-03
Researcher: Alex
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0445 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0445
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4594

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X-Force: 72835 - Multiple Mozilla products iframe element security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 51765
Secunia: 47751 - Pale Moon Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78735
SecurityTracker: 1026605 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Permit Remote Code Execution, Information Disclosure, and Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 34378 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Remote Cross Domain Security Bypass, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 03/20/2021 16:44
Changes: 02/21/2012 01:00 (80), 01/31/2018 09:52 (8), 03/20/2021 16:41 (3), 03/20/2021 16:44 (1)
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