Description
Mozilla 1.0 allows remote attackers to steal cookies from other domains via a javascript: URL with a leading "//" and ending in a newline, which causes the host/path check to fail.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Mozilla 0.9.x/1.0 - JavaScript URL Host Spoofing Arbitrary Cookie Access EDB-21638 · remote · Jul 24, 2002 · verified
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References
- mozilla-javascript-steal-cookies(9656) vdb-entry
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=152725
- 20020918 Mozilla vulnerabilities, an update mailing-list
- http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0.1/security-fixes-1.0.1.html
- 20020724 Mozilla cookie stealing - Sandblad advisory #9 mailing-list
- MDKSA-2002:074 vendor-advisory
- 5293 vdb-entry