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Maxthon Tabbed Browsing Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12731
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Release Date:
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2004-10-20
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Last Update:
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2004-10-25
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Spoofing
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Maxthon (MyIE2) 1.x
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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered two vulnerabilities in Maxthon, which can be exploited by malicious web sites to obtain sensitive information and spoof dialog boxes.
1) Inactive tabs can launch dialog boxes so they appear to be displayed by a web site in another tab. This can be exploited by a malicious web site to show a dialog box, which seems to originate from a trusted web site.
Successful exploitation would normally require that a user is tricked into opening a link from a malicious web site to a trusted web site in a new tab.
A test is available here:
http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_dialog_box_spoofing_test/
2) Inactive tabs can gain focus from form fields on web sites in another tab. This can potentially be exploited to collect sensitive data entered in form fields on other web sites.
Successful exploitation would normally require that a user is tricked into opening a link from a malicious web site to a trusted web site in a new tab.
A test is available here:
http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_form_field_focus_test/
The vulnerabilities have been confirmed in Maxthon (MyIE2) 1.1.039. Other versions may also be vulnerable.
Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, scan using the Network Software Inspector.
Solution:
Update to version 1.1.050.
http://www.maxthon.com/en/download.htm
Provided and/or discovered by:
Jakob Balle, Secunia Research.
Changelog:
2004-10-25: Updated "Solution" section.
Original Advisory:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-10/
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2 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. Maxthon Security ID Disclosure Vulnerability
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2. Maxthon "m2_search_text" Search Bar Exposure of Information
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