CVE-2006-0296

Description

The XULDocument.persist function in Mozilla, Firefox before 1.5.0.1, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not validate the attribute name, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript by injecting RDF data into the user's localstore.rdf file.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 41.20% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:036	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/275-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0330.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19902	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:037	vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/276-1/	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438730/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19941	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19780	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19821	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-February/msg00005.html	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-12.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21622	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19862	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19230	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18704	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/19823	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18709	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24434	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3749	vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/271-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18705	third party advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16476	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0413	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015570	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19746	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21033	third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/592425	third party advisory us government resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=319847
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11803	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/18700	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19759	third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-05.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446657/100/200/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0200.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18706	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1493	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-February/msg00006.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:078	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0199.html	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-038A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/20051	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19863	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425978/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060201-01-U	vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txt	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18708	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425975/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19852	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_04_25.html	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-09.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18703	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22065	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19950	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0296?: CVE-2006-0296 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0296?: To fix CVE-2006-0296, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0296 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0296 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~41% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.