Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 iFrame Sandbox access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component iFrame Sandbox. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1695. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 (Web Browser). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component iFrame Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 does not properly implement certain DocShell inheritance behavior for the sandbox attribute of an IFRAME element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a FRAME element within an IFRAME element.

The weakness was published 06/25/2013 by Bob Owen (Paul) as MFSA 2013-57 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated with Mozilla. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1695 since 02/13/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66999 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (b3fcb387-de4b-11e2-b1c6-0025905a4771)), 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 166423 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Regular Updates for Mozilla Applications (FF/TB) (openSUSE-SU-2013:1140-1)).

Upgrading to version 22.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (66999), SecurityFocus (BID 60762†), OSVDB (94580†), Secunia (SA53970†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40198†). Similar entries are available at VDB-9281, VDB-9282, VDB-9283 and VDB-9284. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 66999
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (b3fcb387-de4b-11e2-b1c6-0025905a4771)
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OpenVAS ID: 850493
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for regular openSUSE-SU-2013:1140-1 (regular)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 22.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2013-57
Researcher: Bob Owen (Paul)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1695 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1695
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9285

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SecurityFocus: 60762 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird MFSA 2013-49 through -62 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 53970 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94580
Vulnerability Center: 40198 - Mozilla Firefox Before 22.0 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability via Frame DocShells (CVE-2013-1695), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2013 12:30
Updated: 05/17/2021 13:07
Changes: 06/27/2013 12:30 (83), 01/31/2018 09:55 (4), 05/17/2021 13:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:2AC:103

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