Mozilla Firefox Livefeed bookmark cross-site scripting
| mozilla-firefox-livefeed-xss (19187) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted javascript: or data: URL, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the URL is saved as a Livefeed bookmark and accessed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version (1.0 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-149-3 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- MFSA 2005-12: javascript- Livefeed bookmarks can steal cookies.
- Mozilla Web site: Mozilla - Home of the Firefox web browser, Thunderbird and the Mozilla Suite.
- BID-12407: Multiple Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0150: Firefox before 1.0 allows the user to store a (1) javascript: or (2) data: URLs as a Livefeed bookmark, then executes it in the security context of the currently loaded page when the user later accesses the bookmark, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- USN-149-3: Ubuntu 4.10 update for Firefox vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10 rc
- Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
- Mozilla Firefox 0.7
- Mozilla Firefox 0.8
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9 rc
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
- Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
Reported:
Jan 31, 2005
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