Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-4102 (CCN-54396)

Assigned:2009-11-24
Published:2009-11-24
Updated:2017-08-17
Summary:Sage 1.4.3 and earlier extension for Firefox performs certain operations with chrome privileges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and perform cross-domain scripting attacks via the description tag of an RSS feed.
Per info from the following advisory:

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8527

Scored this CVE CIA:complete
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
8.9 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
4.1 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-4102

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=1603515&start=0

Source: JVN
Type: UNKNOWN
JVN#99203127

Source: JVNDB
Type: UNKNOWN
JVNDB-2011-000070

Source: CCN
Type: Sage Web site
Sage: a feed reader for Firefox

Source: CCN
Type: SA37466
Firefox Sage Extension Cross-Context Scripting Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
37466

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-1951

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1951
firefox-sage -- insufficient input sanitising

Source: CCN
Type: Help Net Security Web Site
Zero-day vulnerabilities in Firefox extensions discovered

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8527

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 60529
Sage Extension for Firefox RSS Feed chrome: Cross-context Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 75341
Sage Extension for Mozilla Firefox Crafted Feed XSS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
37120

Source: CCN
Type: BID-37120
Mozilla Firefox Sage Extension RSS Feeds Cross Domain Scripting Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2009-3324

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sage-description-xss(54396)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sage-description-xss(54396)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sage.mozdev:sage:1.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sage.mozdev:sage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.4.3)
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6966
    P
    DSA-1951 firefox-sage -- insufficient input sanitising
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13554
    P
    DSA-1951-1 firefox-sage -- insufficient input sanitising
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.debian:def:1951
    V
    insufficient input sanitising
    2009-12-15
    BACK
    sage.mozdev sage 1.3.8
    sage.mozdev sage *
    mozilla firefox *