Mozilla Firefox up to 50 Extension mozAddonManager cross site scripting

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Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 50. This affects the function mozAddonManager of the component Extension Handler. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting.
This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-5393. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.
You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 50 (Web Browser). This affects the function mozAddonManager of the component Extension Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 01/24/2017. The weakness was released 01/24/2017 by Muneaki Nishimura (Alex) as MFSA 2017-01 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5393 since 01/13/2017. 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. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97047 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : firefox regression (USN-3175-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370289 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2017-01,MFSA2017-02)).
Upgrading to version 51 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 (97047), SecurityFocus (BID 95763†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037693†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-96001, VDB-96002, VDB-96003 and VDB-96004. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 97047
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : firefox regression (USN-3175-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 802170
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Updates(mfsa_2017-01_2017-02)-Windows
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 51
Timeline
01/13/2017 🔍01/24/2017 🔍
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08/27/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2017-01
Researcher: Muneaki Nishimura (Alex)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5393 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5393
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96021
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SecurityFocus: 95763 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5393 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037693
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Entry
Created: 01/26/2017 15:17Updated: 08/27/2024 14:17
Changes: 01/26/2017 15:17 (80), 08/02/2020 18:52 (8), 11/04/2022 09:23 (4), 08/27/2024 14:17 (16)
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