medium
6.8
CWE
352
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-4205: CSRF

First published: Wed Nov 21 2012(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 assign the system principal, rather than the sandbox principal, to XMLHttpRequest objects created in sandboxes, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a sandboxed add-on.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Firefox<17.0
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.14
Thunderbird<17.0
Ubuntu=10.04
Ubuntu=11.10
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=12.10
SUSE Linux=11.4
SUSE Linux=12.1
SUSE Linux=12.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11-sp3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-4205?

    CVE-2012-4205 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for cross-site request forgery attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-4205?

    To fix CVE-2012-4205, update Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey to the latest version above 17.0 or 2.14, respectively.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2012-4205?

    CVE-2012-4205 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14, along with specific versions of Ubuntu and openSUSE.

  • What type of attack can CVE-2012-4205 enable?

    CVE-2012-4205 can enable remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.

  • What versions of software should I be concerned about regarding CVE-2012-4205?

    Concerns should focus on versions of Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14, as well as the specified versions of Ubuntu and openSUSE.

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