Sage.mozdev Sage 1.3.8/1.4.3 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sage.mozdev Sage 1.3.8/1.4.3. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-4102. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Sage.mozdev Sage 1.3.8/1.4.3. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Sage 1.4.3 and earlier extension for Firefox performs certain operations with chrome privileges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and perform cross-domain scripting attacks via the description tag of an RSS feed.

The weakness was released 11/29/2009 by Roberto Suggi Liverani (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4102 since 11/28/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/10/2025).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44816 (Debian DSA-1951-1 : firefox-sage - insufficient input sanitising), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175030 (Debian Security Update for Firefox-sage (DSA-1951)).

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 (54396), Tenable (44816), SecurityFocus (BID 37120†), Secunia (SA37466†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24384†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44816
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1951-1 : firefox-sage - insufficient input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 66590
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1951-1 (firefox-sage)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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11/20/2009 🔍
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11/24/2009 +4 days 🔍
11/28/2009 +4 days 🔍
11/29/2009 +1 days 🔍
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12/16/2009 +17 days 🔍
02/24/2010 +70 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1848 days 🔍
02/10/2025 +3616 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Roberto Suggi Liverani
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4102 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50951

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X-Force: 54396
SecurityFocus: 37120 - Mozilla Firefox Sage Extension RSS Feeds Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 37466 - Firefox Sage Extension Cross-Context Scripting Vulnerability, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24384 - Mozilla Sage Extension \x3C\x3D 1.4.3 for Firefox Remote Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-3324

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/10/2025 00:42
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 02/18/2017 09:32 (15), 08/28/2021 09:05 (3), 02/10/2025 00:42 (16)
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