infoRSS extension for Firefox RSS feeds cross-site scripting
| inforss-rss-xss (54370) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The infoRSS extension for Firefox is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an RSS feed to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser in the "chrome:" context, if the attacker could persuade the victim to load a specially-crafted RSS feed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of infoRSS extension for Firefox (1.2.0 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site. See References.
References:
- Help Net Security Web Site: Zero-day vulnerabilities in Firefox extensions discovered.
- Mozilla Web Site: Version 1.2.0 ¿ July 3, 2009 ¿ 518 KB.
- BID-37091: Mozilla Firefox infoRSS Extension RSS Feeds Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2009-4101: infoRSS 1.1.4.2 and earlier extension for Firefox performs certain operations with chrome privileges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and perform cross-domain scripting attacks via the description tag of an RSS feed.
- OSVDB ID: 60465: infoRSS Extension for Firefox RSS Feed chrome: Cross-context Arbitrary Code Execution
- SA37467: Firefox infoRSS Extension Cross-Context Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-3323: InfoRSS Extension for Firefox RSS Feed Script Injection Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Mozilla infoRSS extension for Firefox 1.1.4.2
Reported:
Jul 03, 2009
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