Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird 16 Location Object access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16. Affected is an unknown function of the component Location Object. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-4192. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 16 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Location Object. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox 16.0, Thunderbird 16.0, and SeaMonkey 2.13 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and read the properties of a Location object via a crafted web site, a related issue to CVE-2012-4193.

The weakness was published 10/10/2012 by Gareth Heyes (moz_bug_r_a4) as MFSA2012-89 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release happened without involvement of Mozilla. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4192 since 08/08/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The exploit is available at thespanner.co.uk. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62590 (Mozilla Thunderbird 10.x < 10.0.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195287 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-1608-1)).

Upgrading to version 16.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12757.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79210), Tenable (62590), SecurityFocus (BID 56154†), OSVDB (86126†) and Secunia (SA50932†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6664 and VDB-6666. 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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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 62590
Nessus Name: Mozilla Thunderbird 10.x < 10.0.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 72477
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 16.0.1
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08/08/2012 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2012-89
Researcher: Gareth Heyes (moz_bug_r_a4)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4192 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4192
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6665

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X-Force: 79210
SecurityFocus: 56154 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 50932 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird / SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 86126
Vulnerability Center: 36497 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Allow Same Origin Policy Bypass - CVE-2012-4192, Medium

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

Created: 10/12/2012 15:08
Updated: 04/18/2021 09:32
Changes: 10/12/2012 15:08 (83), 01/31/2018 09:54 (12), 04/18/2021 09:32 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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