Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 System Only Wrapper access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0. This affects an unknown function of the component System Only Wrapper. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-1687. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 21.0 (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component System Only Wrapper. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The System Only Wrapper (SOW) and Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementations in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properly restrict XBL user-defined functions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges, or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, via a crafted web site.

The weakness was disclosed 06/25/2013 by Mariusz Mlynski (Paul) as MFSA 2013-51 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1687 since 02/13/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66996 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2013:0981)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121294 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:0981)).

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 (66996), SecurityFocus (BID 60762†), OSVDB (94587†), Secunia (SA53953†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40191†). The entries VDB-9281, VDB-9282, VDB-9283 and VDB-9284 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 66996
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox / xulrunner (CESA-2013:0981)
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OpenVAS ID: 892716
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2716-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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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 2013-51
Researcher: Mariusz Mlynski (Paul)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-1687 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9292

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SecurityFocus: 60762 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird MFSA 2013-49 through -62 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 53953 - Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94587
Vulnerability Center: 40191 - Mozilla Firefox Before 22.0, Thunderbird 17.0.0 -17.0.6 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via XBL (CVE-2013-1687), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2013 12:41
Updated: 05/17/2021 13:43
Changes: 06/27/2013 12:41 (84), 01/31/2018 09:54 (4), 05/17/2021 13:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:DA2:103

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