CVE-2013-1687

Description

The System Only Wrapper (SOW) and Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementations in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properly restrict XBL user-defined functions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges, or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, via a crafted web site.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.24% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17117 vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=866823
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1890-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0982.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00011.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-51.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00010.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0981.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1891-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=863933
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2716 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2720 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60777 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00006.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1687?
CVE-2013-1687 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1687?
To fix CVE-2013-1687, 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-2013-1687 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1687 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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