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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2013.54
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2013-54) - Linux
Summary:This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

Vulnerability Insight:
Data in the body of XHR HEAD requests leads to CSRF attacks
Security researcher Johnathan Kuskos reported that Firefox
is sending data in the body of XMLHttpRequest (XHR) HEAD requests, which goes
against the XHR specification. This can potentially be used for Cross-Site
Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks againstt sites which do not distinguish
between HEAD and POST requests.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 22.

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1692
BugTraq ID: 60783
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60783
Debian Security Information: DSA-2716 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2716
Debian Security Information: DSA-2720 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2720
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17096
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0981
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0981.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0982
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0982.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:1152 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00010.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:1153 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00011.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1140 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00003.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1141 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00004.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1142 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00005.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1143 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00006.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1890-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1891-1
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