CVE-2012-1965

Mozilla: feed: URLs with an innerURI inherit security context of page (MFSA 2012-55)

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0 and Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6 do not properly establish the security context of a feed: URL, which allows remote attackers to bypass unspecified cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanisms via a feed:javascript: URL.

Mozilla Firefox v4.x a v13.0 y Firefox ESR v10.x antes de v10.0.6 no establecen debidamente el contexto de seguridad de una URL feed: , lo que permite a atacantes remotos evitar mecanismos de proteccion anti XSS (vulnerabilidades de ejecución de comandos en sitios cruzados) a través de una URL feed:javascript:.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.3

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-03-30 CVE Reserved
2012-07-17 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (18)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/84012	Vdb Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49965	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49972	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49979	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49992	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54579	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027256	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758990	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17001	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00011.html	2017-12-29
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00012.html	2017-12-29
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00013.html	2017-12-29
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1088.html	2017-12-29
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2012/mfsa2012-55.html	2017-12-29
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-1	2017-12-29
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-2	2017-12-29
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1965	2012-07-17
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=840225	2012-07-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta1		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta10		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta11		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta12		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta2		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta3		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta4		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta5		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta6		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta7		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta8		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0"		beta9		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				4.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "4.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				5.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				5.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "5.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				6.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				6.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "6.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				6.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "6.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				7.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				7.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "7.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				8.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				8.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "8.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				9.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				9.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "9.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				11.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "11.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				12.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "12.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				12.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "12.0"		beta6		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				13.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "13.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				10.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				10.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "10.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				10.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "10.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				10.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "10.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				10.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "10.0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				10.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version "10.0.5"		-		Affected