Mozilla Firefox prior 2.0 8 Search Plugin cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Affected is an unknown function of the component Search Plugin. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-1310. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Search Plugin. 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the MozSearch plugin implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.9 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URI in the SearchForm element.

The bug was discovered 04/21/2009. The weakness was published 04/22/2009 by Gregory Fleischer (moz_bug_r_a4) with Martijn Wargers as Bug 483086 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1310 since 04/16/2009. 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 public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44751 (Debian DSA-1886-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119091 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2009:0436)).

Upgrading to version 2.0 8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50056), Tenable (44751), SecurityFocus (BID 34656†), OSVDB (53954†) and Secunia (SA34758†). Similar entries are available at VDB-46674, VDB-48897, VDB-48896 and VDB-47862. Once again VulDB remains the best source for 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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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 44751
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1886-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64871
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1886-1 (iceweasel)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 2.0 8

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03/17/2015 +1847 days 🔍
09/02/2019 +1630 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 483086
Researcher: Gregory Fleischer (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Martijn Wargers
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1310 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1310
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47860

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X-Force: 50056
SecurityFocus: 34656 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2009 -14 through -22 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34758
OSVDB: 53954 - CVE-2009-1310 - Mozilla - Firefox - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022097
Vulnerability Center: 21687 - Mozilla Firefox < 3.0.9 MozSearch Plugin Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1125

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/02/2019 09:49
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (89), 09/02/2019 09:49 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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