The Web Workers implementation in 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 does not properly restrict XMLHttpRequest calls, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-1714 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2013:1142 | 2013-08-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2013:1140 | 2013-08-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2013:1142 | 2013-08-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2013:1142 | 2013-08-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2013:1140 | 2013-08-07 |
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