Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird prior 23.0 XMLHttpRequest Calls access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component XMLHttpRequest Calls Handler. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1714. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird (Web Browser). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component XMLHttpRequest Calls Handler. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Web Workers implementation in 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 does not properly restrict XMLHttpRequest calls, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 08/06/2013 by Federico Lanusse (moz_bug_r_a4) with Mozilla as MFSA 2013-73 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1714 since 02/13/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 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 (96023†), Secunia (SA54013†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40886†). The entries VDB-9876, VDB-9877, VDB-9878 and VDB-9879 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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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Exploitinginfo

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

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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: MFSA 2013-73
Researcher: Federico Lanusse (moz_bug_r_a4)
Organization: Mozilla
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9889

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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: 96023
Vulnerability Center: 40886 - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey XSS and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Improper Restriction of \x27XMLHttpRequest\x27 calls, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2013 13:09
Updated: 05/21/2021 09:45
Changes: 08/12/2013 13:09 (85), 01/31/2018 09:54 (4), 05/21/2021 09:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:D4D:103

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