Description
Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 assign the system principal, rather than the sandbox principal, to XMLHttpRequest objects created in sandboxes, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a sandboxed add-on.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-4149 | Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 assign the system principal, rather than the sandbox principal, to XMLHttpRequest objects created in sandboxes, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a sandboxed add-on. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1636-1 | Thunderbird vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1638-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:28:07.580Z
Reserved: 2012-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-4205
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-11-21T12:55:01.837
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-4205
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN