Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird prior 17.0 XrayWrappers access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component XrayWrappers Handler. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4208. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component XrayWrappers Handler. 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:

The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 does not consider the compartment during property filtering, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended chrome-only restrictions on reading DOM object properties via a crafted web site.

The weakness was shared 11/20/2012 by Peter Van der Beken (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla Corporation as MFSA 2012-99 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4208 since 08/08/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62979 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d23119df-335d-11e2-b64c-c8600054b392)), 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 165846 (SUSE Security Update to Firefox 17.0 and other Mozilla (openSUSE-SU-2013:0175-1)).

Upgrading to version 17.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mozilla.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80177), Tenable (62979), SecurityFocus (BID 56627†), OSVDB (87589†) and Secunia (SA51358†). Additional details are provided at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The entries VDB-6971, VDB-6972, VDB-6973 and VDB-6975 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 62979
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d23119df-335d-11e2-b64c-c8600054b392)
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OpenVAS ID: 72599
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: firefox
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 17.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2012-99
Researcher: Peter Van der Beken (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6979

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X-Force: 80177 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey XrayWrappers information disclosure, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 56627 - Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey CVE-2012-4208 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 51358 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87589
SecurityTracker: 1027791 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 37366 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey Security Bypass - CVE-2012-4208, Medium

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

Created: 11/23/2012 13:16
Updated: 04/19/2021 13:07
Changes: 11/23/2012 13:16 (57), 01/31/2018 09:54 (41), 04/19/2021 13:07 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:F12:103

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