CVE-2006-2784
The PLUGINSPAGE functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.4 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute privileged code by tricking a user into installing missing plugins and selecting the "Manual Install" button, then using nested javascript:…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The PLUGINSPAGE functionality in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.4 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute privileged code by tricking a user into installing missing plugins and selecting the "Manual Install" button, then using nested javascript: URLs. NOTE: the manual install button is used for downloading software from a remote web site, so this issue would not cross privilege boundaries if the user progresses to the point of installing malicious software from the attacker-controlled site.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.79% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20376Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20561Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21134Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21176Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21178Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21183Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21188Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21210Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21269Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21270Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21324Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21336Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21532Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21631Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22066Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:143
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:145
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-36.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0578.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0594.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0610.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0611.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.