CVE-2013-1727 EXPLOIT
4.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.2% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 5.19% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-09-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| android | |
| mozilla | firefox |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox 9.0.1 - Same Origin Policy Security Bypass | 2013-09-17 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-84.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=782581
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-84.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=782581
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