Mozilla Firefox document.open() Function Lets Remote Users Inject HTML into Frames
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016856
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1016856
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-4568
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Sep 15 2006
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Impact: Modification of system information
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory
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Version(s): prior to 1.5.0.7
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
A remote user can invoke the targetWindow.frames[n].document.open() function to inject arbitrary HTML into a subframe of a target
site. A remote user can exploit this to spoof the content of potentially trusted web sites.
shutdown reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can inject arbitrary content into a subframe in certain cases to spoof web site contents.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.5.0.7).
The Mozilla advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-61.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-61.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:14:35 -0400
Subject: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-61.html
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Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-61
Title: Frame spoofing using document.open()
Impact: Low
Announced: September 14, 2006
Reporter: shutdown
Products: Firefox, SeaMonkey
Fixed in: Firefox 1.5.0.7
SeaMonkey 1.0.5
CVE-2006-4568
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