XSS in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2013-1709
Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 do not properly handle the interaction between FRAME elements and history, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors involving spoofing a relative location in a previously visited document.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions 17.0, 17.0.1, 17.0.2
- 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_DEBIAN)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@mozilla.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-1709?
- CVE-2013-1709 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2013-08-07.
- Is CVE-2013-1709 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.