Firefox < 36.0.4 SVG Bypass Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 82041

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 36.0.4. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability due to a flaw within 'docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp', which relates to SVG format content navigation. A remote attacker can exploit this to bypass same-origin policy protections, allowing a possible execution of arbitrary scripts in a privileged context.

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 36.0.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82041

File Name: mozilla_firefox_36_0_4.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/24/2015

Updated: 11/22/2019

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-0818

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/20/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0818

BID: 73265

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