#VU43206 Cross-site scripting in SeaMonkey - CVE-2013-0751

Vulnerability identifier: #VU43206

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0751

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
SeaMonkey
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: SeaMonkey

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or possibly conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTML document.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

SeaMonkey: 1.0 - 2.15

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.html
https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-06.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=790454
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16616

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.