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iCab Window Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13412
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Release Date:
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2004-12-10
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Last Update:
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2005-06-22
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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: | iCab 2.x
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Description:
Secunia Research has reported a vulnerability in iCab, which can be exploited by malicious people to spoof the content of websites.
The problem is that a website can inject content into another site's window if the target name of the window is known. This can e.g. be exploited by a malicious website to spoof the content of a pop-up window opened on a trusted website.
This is related to:
SA11978
Secunia has constructed a test, which can be used to check if your browser is affected by this issue:
http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_window_injection_vulnerability_test/
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 2.9.8. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.0 Beta.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Secunia Research
Changelog:
2005-06-22: Added information about fix in iCab 3.0 Beta.
Original Advisory:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-13/advisory/
Other References:
http://secunia.com/advisories/11978/
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Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
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2 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. iCab Dialog Origin Spoofing Vulnerability
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2. iCab Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability
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