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Firefox < 16.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 62744
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Firefox is earlier than 16.0.2 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following security issues :- The true value of 'window.location' can be shadowed by user content through the use of the 'valueOf' method, which can be combined with some plugins to perform cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2012-4194)
- The 'CheckURL' function of 'window.location' can be forced to return the wrong calling document and principal, allowing a cross-site scripting attack.
(CVE-2012-4195)
- It is possible to use property injection by prototype to bypass security wrapper protections on the 'Location' object, allowing the cross-origin reading of the 'Location' object. (CVE-2012-4196)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 16.0.2 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-90/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 62744
File Name: mozilla_firefox_1602.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 10/29/2012
Updated: 12/4/2019
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4195
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox
Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2012