CVE - CVE-2010-1585

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-1585	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The nsIScriptableUnescapeHTML.parseFragment method in the ParanoidFragmentSink protection mechanism in Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.17 and 3.6.x before 3.6.14, Thunderbird before 3.1.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.12 does not properly sanitize HTML in a chrome document, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a javascript: URI in input to an extension, as demonstrated by a javascript:alert sequence in (1) the HREF attribute of an A element or (2) the ACTION attribute of a FORM element.
References
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BUGTRAQ:20100421 Security-Assessment.com WhitePaper/Addendum: Cross Context Scripting with Firefox & Exploiting Cross Context Scripting vulnerabilities in Firefox URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510883/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100133195 CONFIRM:http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-08.html CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=562547 MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2011:041 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:041~~ (Obsolete source) MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2011:042 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:042~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:http://wizzrss.blat.co.za/2009/11/17/so-much-for-nsiscriptableunescapehtmlparsefragment/ MISC:http://www.security-assessment.com/files/whitepapers/Cross_Context_Scripting_with_Firefox.pdf OVAL:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12532 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12532
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20100428	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20100428)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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