CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.8
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2012-11-21
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-19
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CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.8
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2012-11-21
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-19
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