Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird prior 23.0 Java Plugin File Origin Policy codebase access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Java Plugin File Origin Policy. The manipulation of the argument codebase results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-1717. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Java Plugin File Origin Policy. The manipulation of the argument codebase 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. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 do not properly restrict local-filesystem access by Java applets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging a download to a fixed pathname or other predictable pathname.

The weakness was released 08/06/2013 by Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla as MFSA2013-75 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1717 since 02/13/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068. The advisory points out:

This affects applets running on the local file system. Mozilla developer John Schoenick later discovered that fixes for this issue were inadequate and allowed the invocation of Java applets to bypass security checks in additional circumstances.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69245 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1140)), 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 121376 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:1140)).

Upgrading to version 23.0 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 (69245), SecurityFocus (BID 61641†), OSVDB (96010†), Secunia (SA54013†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40888†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-9877, VDB-9878, VDB-9879 and VDB-9881. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Firefox 22.0
  • Thunderbird 17.0.7
  • SeaMonkey 2.19
  • Firefox ESR 17.0.7
  • Thunderbird ESR 17.0.7

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Exploitinginfo

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: 69245
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1140)
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OpenVAS ID: 892735
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2735-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox/Thunderbird 23.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2013-75
Researcher: Georgi Guninski (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1717 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1717
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9876

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SecurityFocus: 61641 - RETIRED: Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird/SeaMonkey MFSA 2013-63 through -75 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54013 - Ubuntu update for thunderbird, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 96010
Vulnerability Center: 40888 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey FileSystem Read Vulnerability by a Remote, User Assisted Attacker due to Improper local-filesystem Restriction, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/09/2013 17:53
Updated: 05/21/2021 09:16
Changes: 08/09/2013 17:53 (88), 01/31/2018 09:55 (4), 05/21/2021 09:16 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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