CVE-2012-4209

Mozilla: Frames can shadow top.location (MFSA 2012-103)

Published Nov 21, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 do not prevent use of a "top" frame name-attribute value to access the location property, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors involving a binary plugin.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4153 Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 do not prevent use of a "top" frame name-attribute value to access the location property, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors involving a binary plugin.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1636-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1638-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr