CVE-2006-2894

Public Exploit

Description

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4, 2.0.x before 2.0.0.8, Mozilla Suite 1.7.13, Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2 and other versions before 1.1.5, and Netscape 8.1 and earlier allow user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files by tricking a user into typing the characters of the target filename in a text box and using the OnKeyDown, OnKeyPress, and OnKeyUp Javascript keystroke events to change the focus and cause those characters to be inserted into a file upload input control, which can then upload the file when the user submits the form.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.91% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482876/100/200/threaded mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:145 vendor advisory
http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/focusbug/
http://secunia.com/advisories/27414 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482925/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1858
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2163 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-02/0166.html mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1059 third party advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27298 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018837 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3544 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20470 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/535-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20472 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20467 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2160 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27383 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_57_mozilla.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21532 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27387 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2164 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18308 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27403 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56236
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-02/0187.html mailing list
http://lists.virus.org/full-disclosure-0702/msg00225.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2162 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290478
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-32.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-June/046610.html mailing list exploit
http://www.thanhngan.org/fflinuxversion.html
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:202 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27335 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00355.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:143 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20442 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/browser-focus-rip
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/60eb95b75c76f9fbfcc9a89f99cd8f79.html
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201516-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482932/100/200/threaded mailing list
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=370092
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-536-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2894?
CVE-2006-2894 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2894?
To fix CVE-2006-2894, 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-2006-2894 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2894 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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