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Firefox Sage Extension Feed Script Insertion Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24086
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Release Date:
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2007-02-09
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Last Update:
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2007-02-14
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Popularity:
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7,992 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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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: | Sage 1.x (extension for Firefox)
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-0896
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Description:
Fukumori has reported a vulnerability in the Sage extension for Firefox, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct script insertion attacks.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error in the processing of certain tags in RSS feeds. This can e.g. be exploited to insert and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a local context by tricking a user into adding a malicious feed and then viewing its contents.
The vulnerability is reported in version 1.3.9. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 1.3.10.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Fukumori
Changelog:
2007-02-14: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2384430861/index.html
Other References:
Sage:
http://sage.mozdev.org/blog/archives/2007/1/sage_1_3_10_released.html
http://mozdev.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=16320
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