Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey DOM properties information disclosure

mozilla-domproperties-info-disclosure (46734) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when JavaScript is enabled in mail. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted email message containing JavaScript code, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the .documentURI and .textContent DOM properties to obtain sensitive information.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 3.2
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

Refer to MFSA 2008-59 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • Bugzilla@Mozilla - Bug 458883: Make Document.documentURI and .textContent noAccess in mailnews.
  • MFSA 2008-59: Script access to .documentURI and .textContent in mail.
  • BID-32363: Mozilla Thunderbird and SeaMonkey 'mailnews' Information Disclosure Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-6961: mailnews in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.13, when JavaScript is enabled in mail, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the recipient, or comments in forwarded mail, via script that reads the (1) .documentURI or (2) .textContent DOM properties.
  • SA32714: Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA32715: Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1021247: Mozilla Thunderbird '.documentURI' and '.textContent' Properties May Let Remote Users Obtain Information

Platforms Affected:

  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0 Dev
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.1
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.3
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.5
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.6
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.7
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.8
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.9
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1 Beta
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.1
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.10
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.11
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.12
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.2
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.3
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.4
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.5
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.6
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.7
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.8
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.9
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.1
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.2
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 0.7.3
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.5
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.8
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 Beta2
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.1
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.10
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.12
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.13
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.2
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.4
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.5
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.7
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.8
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.9
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.13
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.14
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.15
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.16
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.17
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.4
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.5
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.6
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.8
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.9

Reported:

Nov 19, 2008

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