CVE-2013-1670

EXPLOITED

Firefox < 21.0 and Firefox ESR < 17.0.6 - Cross-Site Scripting via Chrome Object Wrapper

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2013-1670 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including Metasploit.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2013-1670 and CVE-2013-1710 to achieve remote code execution on Firefox 15-22 by injecting privileged JavaScript into a chrome:// context via toString and console.time manipulation.

Description

The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, Thunderbird before 17.0.6, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.6 does not prevent acquisition of chrome privileges during calls to content level constructors, which allows remote attackers to bypass certain read-only restrictions and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted web site.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34363

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2013-1670 and CVE-2013-1710 to achieve remote code execution on Firefox 15-22 by injecting privileged JavaScript into a chrome:// context via toString and console.time manipulation.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mozilla Firefox 15.0 to 22.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage · Firefox version between 15.0 and 22.0
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (17)

Core 17
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0821.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0820.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17046
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:165
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=853709
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1823-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/93427
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1822-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2699
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34363
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59865

Scores

EPSS 0.1098
EPSS Percentile 95.3%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2017-01-09
CWE
CWE-264 CWE-79
Status published
Products (23)
mozilla/firefox 19.0
mozilla/firefox 19.0.1
mozilla/firefox 19.0.2
mozilla/firefox 20.0
mozilla/firefox 17.0
mozilla/firefox 17.0.1
mozilla/firefox 17.0.2
mozilla/firefox 17.0.3
mozilla/firefox 17.0.4
mozilla/firefox 17.0.5
... and 13 more
Published May 16, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026