Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-1712
Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in updater.exe in Mozilla Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8 on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in (1) the update directory or (2) the current working directory.
Products affected by CVE-2013-1712
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1712
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 13 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-1712
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.9
|
MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
|
10.0
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2013-1712
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18014
Repository / Oval Repository
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-71.html
Further Privilege escalation through Mozilla Updater — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=859072
859072 - (CVE-2013-1712) The updater.exe loads the profapi.dll from the update directory
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