CVE-2006-2784

Description

The PLUGINSPAGE functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.4 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute privileged code by tricking a user into installing missing plugins and selecting the "Manual Install" button, then using nested javascript: URLs. NOTE: the manual install button is used for downloading software from a remote web site, so this issue would not cross privilege boundaries if the user progresses to the point of installing malicious software from the attacker-controlled site.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.28% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21176 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:145 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/297-3/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-1/ vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9768 vdb entry signature
https://usn.ubuntu.com/323-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20561 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21210 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0594.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21336 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0610.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21178 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202 vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-36.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21532 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21270 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21188 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21134 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21631 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26847 vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-2/ vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0611.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134 vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21324 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21183 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21269 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0578.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:143 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2784?
CVE-2006-2784 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2784?
To fix CVE-2006-2784, 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-2006-2784 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2784 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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