CVE-2013-0751 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute cross-site scripting or steal data via crafted HTML due to improper touch event restriction in Firefox.

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-2013-0751?

CVE-2013-0751 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 13 Jan 2013. 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 before 18.0 on Android and SeaMonkey before 2.15 do not restrict a touch event to a single IFRAME element, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or possibly conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTML document.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0751?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0751?

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-2013-0751 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rhqr-9g4c-pqrj.

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