CVE-2013-1710 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 40.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The crypto.generateCRMFRequest function in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to Certificate Request Message Format (CRMF) request generation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 40.12% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-08-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | seamonkey |
| mozilla | thunderbird |
| mozilla | thunderbird esr |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox 5.0 < 15.0.1 - __exposedProps__ XCS Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2013-08-06 |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2735
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2746
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-69.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61900
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=871368
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18773
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2735
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2746
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-69.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61900
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=871368
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18773
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