Description
Mozilla Firefox before 24.0 on Android allows attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and consequently conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or obtain password or cookie information, by using a symlink in conjunction with a file: URL for a local file.
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 Firefox 9.0.1 - Same Origin Policy Security Bypass EDB-38766 · remote · Sep 17, 2013 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- FEDORA-2013-16992 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-17074 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-84.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=782581
- FEDORA-2013-17047 vendor-advisory