VDB-8087 · OSVDB 91621 · GCVE-100-8087

Mozilla Firefox 19.0.2 a href Interpreter authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox 19.0.2. This affects an unknown part of the component a href Interpreter. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply the suggested workaround.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 19.0.2 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component a href Interpreter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 03/17/2013 by Bilawal Hameed as not defined blog post (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bilaw.al. The vendor was not involved in the public release. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by Bilawal Hameed in Javascript and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at bilaw.al. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (91621†). The entry VDB-8088 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Bilawal Hameed
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Workaround
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Workaround: Use NoScript or similar addon

Timelineinfo

03/17/2013 🔍
03/17/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2013 +9 days 🔍
05/05/2018 +1866 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: bilaw.al
Researcher: Bilawal Hameed
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8087
OSVDB: 91621

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

Created: 03/26/2013 10:52
Updated: 05/05/2018 17:56
Changes: 03/26/2013 10:52 (52), 05/05/2018 17:56 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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