Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0 ISO-2022-KR/ISO-2022-CN Character Set Decoder cross site scripting

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component ISO-2022-KR/ISO-2022-CN Character Set Decoder. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-0477. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0 (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality of the component ISO-2022-KR/ISO-2022-CN Character Set Decoder. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ISO-2022-KR or (2) ISO-2022-CN character set.
The weakness was released 04/24/2012 by Masato Kinugawa as MFSA 2012-29 as not defined knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with Mozilla. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0477 since 01/09/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
A private exploit has been developed by Masato Kinugawa. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 892458 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120189 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2012:0515)).
Upgrading to version 12.0 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 Tenable (892458), SecurityFocus (BID 53229†), OSVDB (81522†), Secunia (SA48932†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34959†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5005, VDB-5302, VDB-5303 and VDB-5304. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.9
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Masato Kinugawa
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Nessus ID: 892458
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OpenVAS ID: 892457
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2457-2 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 12.0
Timeline
01/09/2012 🔍04/24/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2012-29
Researcher: Masato Kinugawa
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0477 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0477
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5301
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X-Force: 75154
SecurityFocus: 53229 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/Seamonkey CVE-2012-0477 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 48932 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81522
Vulnerability Center: 34959 - Mozilla Firefox <12, Thunderbird <12, SeaMonkey <2.9 ISO-2022-KR/ISO-2022-CN Decoding XSS, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 05/03/2012 11:31Updated: 10/21/2024 15:39
Changes: 05/03/2012 11:31 (77), 01/31/2018 09:53 (9), 03/24/2021 08:29 (2), 10/21/2024 15:39 (15)
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