75840 : Mozilla Multiple Products PLUGINSPAGE Enter Key Addon Installation Verification Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-09-27

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-3001" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 6, Thunderbird before 7.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.4 do not prevent manual add-on installation in response to the holding of the Enter key, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted web site that triggers an unspecified internal error.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade Firefox to version 7.0 or higher, Thunderbird to version 7.0 or higher, and SeaMonkey to version 2.4 or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

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References

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
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