CVE-2012-3965

Mozilla: Escalation of privilege through about:newtab (MFSA 2012-60)

Published Aug 29, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 15.0 does not properly restrict navigation to the about:newtab page, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that triggers creation of a new tab and then a new window.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-3909 Mozilla Firefox before 15.0 does not properly restrict navigation to the about:newtab page, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that triggers creation of a new tab and then a new window.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1548-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:21 PM
Reserved
Jul 11, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 29, 2012, 10:56 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Aug 28, 2012, 12:00 AM