Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Drag and Drop Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:52458

Info

Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Drag and Drop Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 52458
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-0455
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 13 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:25AM
Credit: Soroush Dalili
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE openSUSE 11.4
RedHat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Application 5 server
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 10.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.14
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.13
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.12
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 9.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 8.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 6.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 6.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 6.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 6
Mozilla Thunderbird 6
Mozilla Thunderbird 5.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 5
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.19
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.18
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.18
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.17
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.16
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.15
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.11
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.10
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.11
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.10
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.11
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.8
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.7.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.7.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.1b2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.1 Alpha3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.1 Alpha2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.1 Alpha1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.9
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.7
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.6
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.5
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.4
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.14
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.12
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0.10
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Rc2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Rc1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Beta 2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Beta 1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Alpha 3
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Alpha 2
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0 Alpha 1
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 9.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7 Beta
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 9.0
Mozilla Firefox 8.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 8.0
Mozilla Firefox 7.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 7.0
Mozilla Firefox 7
Mozilla Firefox 6.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 6.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 6.0
Mozilla Firefox 6
Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.27
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.26
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.25
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.23
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.21
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.20
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 3
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Beta 2
Mozilla Firefox 3.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 3
Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 2
Mozilla Firefox 3.1 Beta 1
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Beta 5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 10.0
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 9.2
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 9.1
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 9.0.1
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 3.6.30
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 10.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.20
Mozilla Thunderbird 11.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.8
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28
Mozilla Firefox 11.0
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 3.6.31
Moonchild Productions Pale Moon 11.0

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Drag and Drop Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey are prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because they fail to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

This issue is fixed in:

Firefox 11.0
Firefox ESR 10.0.3
Firefox 3.6.28
Thunderbird 11.0
Thunderbird ESR 10.0.3
Thunderbird 3.1.20
SeaMonkey 2.8

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Drag and Drop Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Drag and Drop Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey Drag and Drop Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:
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