Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2369. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox 4.0/4.0.1 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 4.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an SVG element containing an HTML-encoded entity.

The weakness was published 06/30/2011 by Martin Barbella (Nils) as Bug 650001 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2369 since 06/03/2011. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/13/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63402 (GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165564 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update MozillaFirefox,MozillaThunderbird (SUSE-SA:2011:028)).

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 (68143), Tenable (63402), SecurityFocus (BID 48354†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31983†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5327, VDB-36797, VDB-36612 and VDB-37141. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 63402
Nessus Name: GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 69998
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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06/03/2011 🔍
06/21/2011 +18 days 🔍
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06/30/2011 +7 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1362 days 🔍
11/13/2021 +2427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 650001
Researcher: Martin Barbella (Nils)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2369 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2369
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57825

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X-Force: 68143
SecurityFocus: 48354 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2011-19 through -28 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 31983 - Mozilla Firefox Remote HTML Injection Vulnerability via HTML-Encoded Entities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/13/2021 17:42
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 03/24/2017 18:32 (12), 11/13/2021 17:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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