CVE-2013-5614 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass iframe sandbox restrictions in Firefox and SeaMonkey by crafting a malicious website, requiring user interaction to visit the site.
- 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-2013-5614?
CVE-2013-5614 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 11 Dec 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 26.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.23 do not properly consider the sandbox attribute of an IFRAME element during processing of a contained OBJECT element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions via a crafted web site.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5614?
It affects 16 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Solaris and 10 more.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5614?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-5614 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5614 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c7p8-vcch-9rf2.