Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801326
Category:	General
Title:	Mozilla Firefox Code Execution Vulnerability (May 2010) - Windows
Summary:	Mozilla Firefox browser is prone to a code execution vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Mozilla Firefox browser is prone to a code execution vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to error in 'nsIScriptableUnescapeHTML.parseFragment' method which does not properly sanitize 'HREF' attribute of an 'A' element or the 'ACTION' attribute of a 'FORM' element. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will let attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a javascript: URI in input to an extension. Affected Software/OS: Firefox version prior to 3.6 on Windows Solution: Upgrade to Firefox version prior to 3.6.3 or later. CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-1585 Bugtraq: 20100421 Security-Assessment.com WhitePaper/Addendum: Cross Context Scripting with Firefox & Exploiting Cross Context Scripting vulnerabilities in Firefox (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510883/100/0/threaded http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:041 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:042 http://wizzrss.blat.co.za/2009/11/17/so-much-for-nsiscriptableunescapehtmlparsefragment/ http://www.security-assessment.com/files/whitepapers/Cross_Context_Scripting_with_Firefox.pdf https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12532
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