Improper filtering of javascript in HTML feed-view

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2012-1957  

Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2012-47

Improper filtering of javascript in HTML feed-view

Announced
July 17, 2012
Reporter
Mario Heiderich
Impact
High
Products
Firefox, Firefox ESR, SeaMonkey, Thunderbird, Thunderbird ESR
Fixed in
  • Firefox 14
  • Firefox ESR 10.0.6
  • SeaMonkey 2.11
  • Thunderbird 14
  • Thunderbird ESR 10.0.6

Description

Security researcher Mario Heiderich reported that javascript could be executed in the HTML feed-view using <embed> tag within the RSS <description>. This problem is due to <embed> tags not being filtered out during parsing and can lead to a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. The flaw existed in a parser utility class and could affect other parts of the browser or add-ons which rely on that class to sanitize untrusted input.

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