Mozilla Firefox up to 36 docshell Type Information access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 36. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component docshell Type Information Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-0802. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 36 (Web Browser). This issue affects an unknown function of the component docshell Type Information Handler. 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, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 relies on docshell type information instead of page principal information for Window.webidl access control, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via certain content navigation that leverages the reachability of a privileged window with an unintended persistence of access to restricted internal methods.

The bug was discovered 03/31/2015. The weakness was published 04/01/2015 as Bug 1124898 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.mozilla.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0802 since 01/07/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82482 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d0c97697-df2c-4b8b-bff2-cec24dc35af8)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196051 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2550-1)).

Upgrading to version 37.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 20619.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (102017), Exploit-DB (37958), Tenable (82482) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49294†). Similar entries are available at VDB-7070, VDB-74499, VDB-74502 and VDB-74504. 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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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 82482
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (d0c97697-df2c-4b8b-bff2-cec24dc35af8)
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OpenVAS ID: 803463
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Apr15 (Windows)
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MetaSploit ID: firefox_proxy_prototype.rb
MetaSploit Name: Firefox Proxy Prototype Privileged Javascript Injection
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 37.0
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Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: Bug 1124898
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0802 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0802
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74585
X-Force: 102017 - Mozilla Firefox docshell type information privilege escalation
SecurityTracker: 1031996
Vulnerability Center: 49294 - Mozilla Firefox <37 Remote Code Execution via Certain Content Navigation, Medium

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

Created: 04/02/2015 10:40
Updated: 12/26/2024 17:31
Changes: 04/02/2015 10:40 (71), 07/24/2019 14:25 (18), 05/02/2022 13:57 (2), 12/26/2024 17:31 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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