Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0 RSS/Atom XML HTTPS Content Loading URL authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component RSS/Atom XML HTTPS Content Loading URL. Such manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0479. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 11.0 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component RSS/Atom XML HTTPS Content Loading URL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 spoof the address bar via an https URL for invalid (1) RSS or (2) Atom XML content.

The weakness was disclosed 04/24/2012 by Jeroen van der Gun (team509) as MFSA 2012-33 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0479 since 01/09/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

A private exploit has been developed by Jeroen van der Gun. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58850 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:0515)), 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 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 X-Force (75156), Tenable (58850), SecurityFocus (BID 53224†), OSVDB (81524†) and Secunia (SA48932†). The entries VDB-5005, VDB-5301, VDB-5302 and VDB-5303 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: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Jeroen van der Gun

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Nessus ID: 58850
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2012:0515)
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OpenVAS ID: 892457
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2457-2 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 12.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-33
Researcher: Jeroen van der Gun (team509)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5312

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X-Force: 75156
SecurityFocus: 53224 - Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Site Identity Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 48932 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 81524
SecurityTracker: 1026971 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Spoof Web Sites, Obtain Information, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 35065 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Allow Remote Address Bar Spoofing via a Crafted https URL, Medium

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

Created: 05/03/2012 13:14
Updated: 10/21/2024 15:39
Changes: 05/03/2012 13:14 (82), 01/31/2018 09:53 (11), 03/24/2021 09:16 (3), 10/21/2024 15:39 (15)
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