Mozilla Firefox 8.0/8.0.1 Same Origin Policy access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 8.0/8.0.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Same Origin Policy. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-4688. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox 8.0/8.0.1 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Same Origin Policy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox 8.0.1 and earlier does not prevent capture of data about the times of Same Origin Policy violations during IFRAME loading attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine whether a document exists in the browser cache via crafted JavaScript code.

The weakness was disclosed 12/07/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4688. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 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.

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 (71633), Tenable (63402), SecurityFocus (BID 50909†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34010†). The entries VDB-5327, VDB-36797, VDB-36612 and VDB-37141 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 63402
Nessus Name: GLSA-201301-01 : Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 802548
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Cache Objects History Enumeration Weakness Vulnerability (MAC OS X)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-4688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59617

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X-Force: 71633
SecurityFocus: 50909 - Mozilla Firefox CSS ':visited' Browser History Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 47090
Vulnerability Center: 34010 - Mozilla Firefox 8.0.1 and earlier Same Origin Policy Malfunction Allows Remote Cache Read, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/28/2021 07:18
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 04/05/2017 15:32 (8), 11/28/2021 07:03 (4), 11/28/2021 07:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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