Mozilla Firefox up to 3.5.7 Same Origin Policy access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-3988. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown function of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.18 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3, does not properly restrict read access to object properties in showModalDialog, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted dialogArguments values.

The weakness was disclosed 02/22/2010 with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as Bug 504862 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3988 since 11/19/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44648 (CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2010:0112)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118843 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2010:0112)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8399.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56362), Tenable (44648), SecurityFocus (BID 38289†), Secunia (SA37242†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24876†). The entries VDB-51915, VDB-51914, VDB-51913 and VDB-51911 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44648
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2010:0112)
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OpenVAS ID: 66951
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1999-1 (xulrunner)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 3.0.11
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11/19/2009 🔍
02/17/2010 +90 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1850 days 🔍
09/02/2021 +2360 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 504862
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3988 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3988
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51912

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X-Force: 56362
SecurityFocus: 38289 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey 'showModalDialog' method Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 37242 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24876 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Remote Cross Domain Scripting via \x27showModalDialog\x27 method, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-0405

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 09/02/2021 15:06
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (68), 02/21/2017 08:15 (14), 09/02/2021 15:06 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:C1D:103

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