CVE-2013-1688

Description

The Profiler implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 parses untrusted data during UI rendering, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code via a crafted web site.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.97% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1890-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-52.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16427 vdb entry signature
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00005.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=873966
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00003.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1688?
CVE-2013-1688 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1688?
To fix CVE-2013-1688, 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-2013-1688 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-1688 is being actively exploited. 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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