CVE-2013-1727

Firefox < 24.0 - Same Origin Policy Bypass and Cross-Site Scripting via Symlink and file: URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2013-1727. PoCs published by Takeshi Terada.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a same-origin policy bypass in Mozilla Firefox (CVE-2013-1727) by creating a malicious HTML file, forcing Firefox to load it, and then replacing it with a symbolic link to steal sensitive data (profiles.ini). The attack relies on Android's file system manipulation and intent-based app invocation.

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 24.0 on Android allows attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and consequently conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or obtain password or cookie information, by using a symlink in conjunction with a file: URL for a local file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Takeshi Terada · javaremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38766

This exploit leverages a same-origin policy bypass in Mozilla Firefox (CVE-2013-1727) by creating a malicious HTML file, forcing Firefox to load it, and then replacing it with a symbolic link to steal sensitive data (profiles.ini). The attack relies on Android's file system manipulation and intent-based app invocation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mozilla Firefox < 24.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Android device with malicious app installed · Firefox installed on the same device
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=782581
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0519
EPSS Percentile 91.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (9)
mozilla/firefox 19.0
mozilla/firefox 19.0.1
mozilla/firefox 19.0.2
mozilla/firefox 20.0
mozilla/firefox 20.0.1
mozilla/firefox 21.0
mozilla/firefox 22.0
mozilla/firefox 23.0
mozilla/firefox < 23.0.1
Published Sep 18, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026