CVE-2013-2259 Code injection in Cryptocat
An attacker can execute arbitrary code in Firefox via the Cryptocat extension's Conversation Overview feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-2259?
CVE-2013-2259 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Cryptocat, published on 4 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cryptocat before 2.0.22 has Arbitrary Code Execution on Firefox Conversation Overview
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2259?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cryptocat Project Cryptocat.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2259?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2259 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2013-2259 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2259 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cryptocat
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4qw-x527-p424.