CVE-2006-1732 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass same-origin protections to conduct cross-site scripting attacks in Mozilla browsers via the window.controllers array.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2006-1732?

CVE-2006-1732 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass same-origin protections and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unspecified vectors involving the window.controllers array.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1732?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1732?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2006-1732 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1732 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-1732, GHSA-q8q4-prmv-qrjp.

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