Description
The New Tab page in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 uses a privileged context for execution of JavaScript code by bookmarklets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to run arbitrary programs by leveraging a javascript: URL in a bookmark.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2012-4147 | The New Tab page in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 uses a privileged context for execution of JavaScript code by bookmarklets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to run arbitrary programs by leveraging a javascript: URL in a bookmark. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1638-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:28:07.583Z
Reserved: 2012-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2012-4203
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-11-21T12:55:01.680
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2012-4203
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN