ID CVE-2008-5024
Summary Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote characters used for XML processing, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the default namespace in an E4X document.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.5 (as of 02-11-2018 - 13:50)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-91
CAPEC
  • XPath Injection
    An attacker can craft special user-controllable input consisting of XPath expressions to inject the XML database and bypass authentication or glean information that he normally would not be able to. XPath Injection enables an attacker to talk directly to the XML database, thus bypassing the application completely. XPath Injection results from the failure of an application to properly sanitize input used as part of dynamic XPath expressions used to query an XML database.
  • XML Injection
    An attacker utilizes crafted XML user-controllable input to probe, attack, and inject data into the XML database, using techniques similar to SQL injection. The user-controllable input can allow for unauthorized viewing of data, bypassing authentication or the front-end application for direct XML database access, and possibly altering database information.
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:18:11.578-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802
  • comment Oracle Linux 5.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
description Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote characters used for XML processing, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the default namespace in an E4X document.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9063
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 do not properly escape quote characters used for XML processing, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML injection attacks via the default namespace in an E4X document.
version 30
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:0976
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:0977
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2008:0978
rpms
  • thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-17.el4
  • thunderbird-0:2.0.0.18-1.el5
  • thunderbird-debuginfo-0:1.5.0.12-17.el4
  • thunderbird-debuginfo-0:2.0.0.18-1.el5
  • seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2
  • seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • seamonkey-0:1.0.9-28.el4
  • seamonkey-chat-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2
  • seamonkey-chat-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • seamonkey-chat-0:1.0.9-28.el4
  • seamonkey-debuginfo-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • seamonkey-debuginfo-0:1.0.9-28.el4
  • seamonkey-devel-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2
  • seamonkey-devel-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • seamonkey-devel-0:1.0.9-28.el4
  • seamonkey-dom-inspector-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2
  • seamonkey-dom-inspector-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • seamonkey-dom-inspector-0:1.0.9-28.el4
  • seamonkey-js-debugger-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2
  • seamonkey-js-debugger-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • seamonkey-js-debugger-0:1.0.9-28.el4
  • seamonkey-mail-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2
  • seamonkey-mail-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • seamonkey-mail-0:1.0.9-28.el4
  • seamonkey-nspr-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2
  • seamonkey-nspr-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • seamonkey-nspr-devel-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2
  • seamonkey-nspr-devel-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • seamonkey-nss-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2
  • seamonkey-nss-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • seamonkey-nss-devel-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2
  • seamonkey-nss-devel-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3
  • devhelp-0:0.12-20.el5
  • devhelp-debuginfo-0:0.12-20.el5
  • devhelp-devel-0:0.12-20.el5
  • firefox-0:3.0.4-1.el4
  • firefox-0:3.0.4-1.el5
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:3.0.4-1.el4
  • firefox-debuginfo-0:3.0.4-1.el5
  • nss-0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
  • nss-0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
  • nss-debuginfo-0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
  • nss-debuginfo-0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
  • nss-devel-0:3.12.1.1-3.el4
  • nss-devel-0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
  • nss-pkcs11-devel-0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
  • nss-tools-0:3.12.1.1-3.el5
  • xulrunner-0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
  • xulrunner-debuginfo-0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
  • xulrunner-devel-0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
  • xulrunner-devel-unstable-0:1.9.0.4-1.el5
  • yelp-0:2.16.0-22.el5
  • yelp-debuginfo-0:2.16.0-22.el5
refmap via4
bid 32281
cert TA08-319A
confirm http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-58.html
debian
  • DSA-1669
  • DSA-1671
  • DSA-1696
  • DSA-1697
fedora
  • FEDORA-2008-9667
  • FEDORA-2008-9669
mandriva
  • MDVSA-2008:228
  • MDVSA-2008:230
  • MDVSA-2008:235
misc https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453915
sectrack 1021192
secunia
  • 32684
  • 32693
  • 32694
  • 32695
  • 32713
  • 32714
  • 32715
  • 32721
  • 32778
  • 32798
  • 32845
  • 32853
  • 33433
  • 33434
  • 34501
sunalert 256408
suse SUSE-SA:2008:055
ubuntu USN-667-1
vupen
  • ADV-2008-3146
  • ADV-2009-0977
Last major update 02-11-2018 - 13:50
Published 13-11-2008 - 11:30
Last modified 02-11-2018 - 13:50
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