CVE-2012-4203

Firefox < 17.0 - Remote Code Execution via Bookmarklet JavaScript URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The New Tab page in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0 uses a privileged context for execution of JavaScript code by bookmarklets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to run arbitrary programs by leveraging a javascript: URL in a bookmark.

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765628
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51434
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51439
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56623
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16503
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/51369

Scores

EPSS 0.0326
EPSS Percentile 87.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (46)
mozilla/firefox 0.1
mozilla/firefox 0.2
mozilla/firefox 0.3
mozilla/firefox 0.4
mozilla/firefox 0.5
mozilla/firefox 0.6
mozilla/firefox 0.6.1
mozilla/firefox 0.7
mozilla/firefox 0.7.1
mozilla/firefox 0.8
... and 36 more
Published Nov 21, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026