CVE-2010-1197 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting attacks in Firefox and SeaMonkey by exploiting improper handling of specific HTTP headers in uploaded documents.
- 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-2010-1197?
CVE-2010-1197 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 23 Jun 2010. 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
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x before 3.5.10 and 3.6.x before 3.6.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.5, does not properly handle situations in which both "Content-Disposition: attachment" and "Content-Type: multipart" are present in HTTP headers, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an uploaded HTML document.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1197?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1197?
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-2010-1197 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1197 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3chw-v2q9-5w9w.