XSS in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2013-0793
Mozilla Firefox before 20.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, Thunderbird before 17.0.5, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.17 do not ensure the correctness of the address bar during history navigation, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or phishing attacks by leveraging control over navigation timing.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.022 (80.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 19.0, 19.0.1, 17.0
- Mozilla Seamonkey — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions 17.0, 17.0.1, 17.0.2
- Mozilla Thunderbird_esr — versions 17.0, 17.0.1, 17.0.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-0793?
- CVE-2013-0793 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2013-04-03.
- Is CVE-2013-0793 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.