CVE-2013-1714

Description

The Web Workers implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 does not properly restrict XMLHttpRequest calls, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.68% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2746 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=879787
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61882 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2735 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-73.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18002 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1714?
CVE-2013-1714 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1714?
To fix CVE-2013-1714, 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-2013-1714 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1714 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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