CVE-2013-1700 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious executable where the Firefox Maintenance Service expects the updater.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-1700?

CVE-2013-1700 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 26 Jun 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 on Windows does not properly handle inability to launch the Mozilla Updater executable file, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving placement of a Trojan horse executable file at an arbitrary location.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1700?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-1700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3mcm-22jr-8j53.

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