CVE-2013-1695

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 does not properly implement certain DocShell inheritance behavior for the sandbox attribute of an IFRAME element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a FRAME element within an IFRAME element.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.42%
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/mfsa2013-57.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16433 vdb entry signature
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
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=849791

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1695?
CVE-2013-1695 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1695?
To fix CVE-2013-1695, 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-2013-1695 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-1695 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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