CVE-2014-1510
published 2014-03-19CVE-2014-1510: The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote…
PriorityP182critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWEXPLOITVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
82.34%
99.6th percentile
The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using an IDL fragment to trigger a window.open call.
Affected
25 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | < 28.0 | 28.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 24.0 < 24.4 | 24.4 |
| mozilla | seamonkey | < 2.25 | 2.25 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 24.4 | 24.4 |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
| suse | suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | — | — |
| suse | suse_linux_enterprise_server | — | — |
| suse | suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | — | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- →Detect attempts to open chrome:// URIs (specifically browser.xul) via window.open() from unprivileged web content — a key indicator of CVE-2014-1510 exploitation. ↗
- →Monitor for use of mozRTCPeerConnection.createOffer() error callback as a trigger mechanism to invoke window.open() with chrome:// URLs — characteristic of this exploit chain. ↗
- →Detect messageManager.loadFrameScript() calls with data: URI payloads from browser chrome context, indicating stage-3 of the privilege escalation payload delivery. ↗
- →Flag Firefox User-Agent versions between 22 and 27 (inclusive) interacting with exploit-serving pages, as the Metasploit module specifically targets ua_ver between 22 and 27. ↗
- →Look for iframe navigation to chrome:// URLs followed by subsequent location reassignment to data: URIs — this two-step pattern is the exploit's privilege bridge technique. ↗
- ·The exploit targets Firefox 22–27 only; versions outside this range are not affected by this specific exploit module, though the underlying CVE affects Firefox before 28.0 and ESR before 24.4. ↗
- ·Thunderbird and SeaMonkey are theoretically vulnerable but practically unexploitable via email because scripting is disabled in those contexts. ↗
- ·CVE-2014-1510 is chained with CVE-2014-1511 (popup blocker bypass) in the wild exploit; detection/blocking of either vulnerability alone may not fully prevent exploitation. ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-xmjr-qq5c-jp94: The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2014-1510 [CRITICAL] CWE-269 GHSA-xmjr-qq5c-jp94: The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28
The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using an IDL fragment to trigger a window.open call.
VulnCheck
Mozilla Firefox Improper Privilege Management
vulncheck·2014·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2014-1510 [CRITICAL] Mozilla Firefox Improper Privilege Management
Mozilla Firefox Improper Privilege Management
The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using an IDL fragment to trigger a window.open call.
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Required Action: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Exploitation References: https://www.recordedfuture.com/russian-apt-toolkits; https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/terror-exploit-kit-more-like-error-exploit-kit/
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-03-21·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2014-1493 [CRITICAL] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Benoit Jacob, Olli Pettay, Jan Varga, Jan de Mooij, Jesse Ruderman, Dan
Gohman and Christoph Diehl discovered multiple memory safety issues in
Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted
message with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit
these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Thunderbird.
(CVE-2014-1493)
Atte Kettunen discovered an out-of-bounds read during WAV file decoding.
If a user had enabled audio, an attacker could potentially exploit this
to cause a denial of service via application crash. (CVE-2014-1497)
Robert O'Callahan discovered a mechanism for timing
Red Hat
Mozilla: Privilege escalation using WebIDL-implemented APIs (MFSA 2014-29)
vendor_redhat·2014-03-18·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2014-1510 [CRITICAL] Mozilla: Privilege escalation using WebIDL-implemented APIs (MFSA 2014-29)
Mozilla: Privilege escalation using WebIDL-implemented APIs (MFSA 2014-29)
The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using an IDL fragment to trigger a window.open call.
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2014-03-18·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2014-1493 [CRITICAL] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Benoit Jacob, Olli Pettay, Jan Varga, Jan de Mooij, Jesse Ruderman, Dan
Gohman, Christoph Diehl, Gregor Wagner, Gary Kwong, Luke Wagner, Rob
Fletcher and Makoto Kato discovered multiple memory safety issues in
Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service
via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2014-1493, CVE-2014-1494)
Atte Kettunen discovered an out-of-bounds read during WAV file decoding.
An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service
via application crash. (CVE-2
No detection rules found.
Exploit-DB
Mozilla Firefox - WebIDL Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit)
exploitdb·2014-08-28
CVE-2014-1511 Mozilla Firefox - WebIDL Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit)
Mozilla Firefox - WebIDL Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit)
---
##
# This module requires Metasploit: http//metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
require 'msf/core'
require 'rex/exploitation/jsobfu'
class Metasploit3 HttpClients::FF,
:ua_maxver => "22.0",
:ua_maxver => "27.0",
:javascript => true,
:rank => ExcellentRanking
})
def initialize(info = {})
super(update_info(info,
'Name' => 'Firefox WebIDL Privileged Javascript Injection',
'Description' => %q{
This exploit gains remote code execution on Firefox 22-27 by abusing two
separate privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Firefox's Javascript
APIs.
},
'License' => MSF_LICENSE,
'Author' => [
'Marius Mlynski', # discovery and pwn2own exploit
'joev' # metasploit module
],
Metasploit
Firefox WebIDL Privileged Javascript Injection
metasploit
Firefox WebIDL Privileged Javascript Injection
Firefox WebIDL Privileged Javascript Injection
This exploit gains remote code execution on Firefox 22-27 by abusing two separate privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Firefox's Javascript APIs.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0310.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0316.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2881http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2911http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-29.htmlhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66206http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2151-1https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=982906https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0310.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0316.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2881http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2911http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-29.htmlhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66206http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2151-1https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=982906https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
2014-03-19
Published
Exploited in the wild