Mozilla Firefox up to 9.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Mozilla Firefox up to 9.0. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-0446. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 9.0 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 9.0, Thunderbird 5.0 through 9.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) web page or (2) Firefox extension, related to improper enforcement of XPConnect security restrictions for frame scripts that call untrusted objects.

The weakness was presented 02/01/2012 by moz_bug_r_a4 as Bug 705651 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0446 since 01/09/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/29/2021). This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57785 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0a9e2b72-4cb7-11e1-9146-14dae9ebcf89)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120400 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in Thunderbird).

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 (72837), Tenable (57785), SecurityFocus (BID 51752†), Secunia (SA49055†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34370†). See VDB-2829, VDB-4594, VDB-4593 and VDB-45757 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 57785
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (0a9e2b72-4cb7-11e1-9146-14dae9ebcf89)
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OpenVAS ID: 70738
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 705651
Researcher: moz_bug_r_a4
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0446 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0446
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60058

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X-Force: 72837
SecurityFocus: 51752 - Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey/Thunderbird XPConnect Security Check Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 49055 - SUSE update for MozillaFirefox, MozillaThunderbird, seamonkey, and xulrunner, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 34370 - Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey and Thunderbird XPConnect Security Check Cross-Domain Scripting Issue, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/29/2021 09:30
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 04/09/2017 14:23 (14), 11/29/2021 09:30 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:A6E:103

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