Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-9078 - Open Redirect vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox 49.0/50.0

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
mozilla
CWE-601
nessus
NVD
Published: 2018-06-11
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

Redirection from an HTTP connection to a "data:" URL assigns the referring site's origin to the "data:" URL in some circumstances. This can result in same-origin violations against a domain if it loads resources from malicious sites. Cross-origin setting of cookies has been demonstrated without the ability to read them. Note: This issue only affects Firefox 49 and 50. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.0.1.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Fake the Source of Data
    An adversary provides data under a falsified identity. The purpose of using the falsified identity may be to prevent traceability of the provided data or it might be an attempt by the adversary to assume the rights granted to another identity. One of the simplest forms of this attack would be the creation of an email message with a modified "From" field in order to appear that the message was sent from someone other than the actual sender. Results of the attack vary depending on the details of the attack, but common results include privilege escalation, obfuscation of other attacks, and data corruption/manipulation.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-1392.NASL
    descriptionMozillaFirefox is updated to version 50.0.2 which fixes the following issues : - Firefox crashed with 3rd party Chinese IME when using IME text (fixed in version 50.0.1) - Redirection from an HTTP connection to a data: URL could inherit wrong origin after an HTTP redirect (fixed in version 50.0.1, bmo#1317641, MFSA 2016-91, boo#1012807, CVE-2016-9078) - Maliciously crafted SVG animations could cause remote code execution (fixed in version 50.0.2, bmo#1321066, MFSA 2016-92, boo##1012964, CVE-2016-9079)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-12-06
    plugin id95552
    published2016-12-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95552
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-2016-1392)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2016-1392.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(95552);
  script_version("2.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9078", "CVE-2016-9079");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-2016-1392)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2016-1392 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"MozillaFirefox is updated to version 50.0.2 which fixes the following
issues :

  - Firefox crashed with 3rd party Chinese IME when using
    IME text (fixed in version 50.0.1)

  - Redirection from an HTTP connection to a data: URL could
    inherit wrong origin after an HTTP redirect (fixed in
    version 50.0.1, bmo#1317641, MFSA 2016-91, boo#1012807,
    CVE-2016-9078)

  - Maliciously crafted SVG animations could cause remote
    code execution (fixed in version 50.0.2, bmo#1321066,
    MFSA 2016-92, boo##1012964, CVE-2016-9079)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1012807"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1012964"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected MozillaFirefox packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Firefox nsSMILTimeContainer::NotifyTimeChange() RCE');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:MozillaFirefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:MozillaFirefox-buildsymbols");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:MozillaFirefox-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:MozillaFirefox-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:MozillaFirefox-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:MozillaFirefox-translations-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:MozillaFirefox-translations-other");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/12/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/12/06");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE13\.2|SUSE42\.1|SUSE42\.2)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "13.2 / 42.1 / 42.2", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-50.0.2-91.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-50.0.2-91.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-buildsymbols-50.0.2-91.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-50.0.2-91.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-debugsource-50.0.2-91.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-devel-50.0.2-91.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-translations-common-50.0.2-91.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-translations-other-50.0.2-91.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"MozillaFirefox-50.0.2-42.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-50.0.2-42.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"MozillaFirefox-buildsymbols-50.0.2-42.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-50.0.2-42.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"MozillaFirefox-debugsource-50.0.2-42.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"MozillaFirefox-devel-50.0.2-42.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"MozillaFirefox-translations-common-50.0.2-42.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"MozillaFirefox-translations-other-50.0.2-42.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-50.0.2-42.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-50.0.2-42.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-buildsymbols-50.0.2-42.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-50.0.2-42.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-debugsource-50.0.2-42.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-devel-50.0.2-42.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-translations-common-50.0.2-42.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.2", reference:"MozillaFirefox-translations-other-50.0.2-42.2") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "MozillaFirefox / MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream / etc");
}
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_50_0_1.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 49.x prior to 50.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by a same-origin policy bypass vulnerability in the GetChannelResultPrincipal() function in nsScriptSecurityManager.cpp due to improper handling of HTTP redirects to
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id95436
    published2016-12-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95436
    titleMozilla Firefox 49.x < 50.0.1 HTTP Redirect Handling Same-origin Policy Bypass
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(95436);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/13");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-9078");
  script_bugtraq_id(94569);
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2016-91");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox 49.x < 50.0.1 HTTP Redirect Handling Same-origin Policy Bypass");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Firefox.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote macOS or Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is
affected by a same-origin policy bypass vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac
OS X host is 49.x prior to 50.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by a
same-origin policy bypass vulnerability in the
GetChannelResultPrincipal() function in nsScriptSecurityManager.cpp
due to improper handling of HTTP redirects to 'data: URLs'. An
unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to bypass the
same-origin policy.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-91/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 50.0.1 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-9078");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/11/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/11/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/12/01");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_firefox_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("MacOSX/Firefox/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

include("mozilla_version.inc");

kb_base = "MacOSX/Firefox";
get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Installed");

version = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Version", exit_code:1);
path = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Path", exit_code:1);

mozilla_check_version(product:'firefox', version:version, path:path, esr:FALSE, fix:'50.0.1', min:'49', severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_50_0_1.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is 49.x prior to 50.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by a same-origin policy bypass vulnerability in the GetChannelResultPrincipal() function in nsScriptSecurityManager.cpp due to improper handling of HTTP redirects to
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id95437
    published2016-12-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95437
    titleMozilla Firefox 49.x < 50.0.1 HTTP Redirect Handling Same-origin Policy Bypass
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3140-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that data: URLs can inherit the wrong origin after a HTTP redirect in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass same-origin restrictions. (CVE-2016-9078) A use-after-free was discovered in SVG animations. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-9079). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id95425
    published2016-12-01
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95425
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3140-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-1407.NASL
    descriptionThis update to Mozilla Firefox 50.0.2, Thunderbird 45.5.1 and NSS 3.16.2 fixes a number of security issues. The following vulnerabilities were fixed in Mozilla Firefox (MFSA 2016-89) : - CVE-2016-5296: Heap-buffer-overflow WRITE in rasterize_edges_1 (bmo#1292443) - CVE-2016-5292: URL parsing causes crash (bmo#1288482) - CVE-2016-5297: Incorrect argument length checking in JavaScript (bmo#1303678) - CVE-2016-9064: Addons update must verify IDs match between current and new versions (bmo#1303418) - CVE-2016-9066: Integer overflow leading to a buffer overflow in nsScriptLoadHandler (bmo#1299686) - CVE-2016-9067: heap-use-after-free in nsINode::ReplaceOrInsertBefore (bmo#1301777, bmo#1308922 (CVE-2016-9069)) - CVE-2016-9068: heap-use-after-free in nsRefreshDriver (bmo#1302973) - CVE-2016-9075: WebExtensions can access the mozAddonManager API and use it to gain elevated privileges (bmo#1295324) - CVE-2016-9077: Canvas filters allow feDisplacementMaps to be applied to cross-origin images, allowing timing attacks on them (bmo#1298552) - CVE-2016-5291: Same-origin policy violation using local HTML file and saved shortcut file (bmo#1292159) - CVE-2016-9070: Sidebar bookmark can have reference to chrome window (bmo#1281071) - CVE-2016-9073: windows.create schema doesn
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-12-07
    plugin id95590
    published2016-12-07
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95590
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird and NSS (openSUSE-2016-1407)
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_F90FCE70ECFA4F4D9EE8C476DBF4BF0E.NASL
    descriptionThe Mozilla Foundation reports : Redirection from an HTTP connection to a data: URL assigns the referring site
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id95394
    published2016-11-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/95394
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- data: URL can inherit wrong origin after an HTTP redirect (f90fce70-ecfa-4f4d-9ee8-c476dbf4bf0e)

Seebug

bulletinFamilyexploit
descriptionOriginal link: http://insert-script.blogspot.jp/2016/12/firefox-svg-cross-domain-cookie.html Author: the **Alex Inführ** Translation: **Holic (know Chong Yu 404 Safety laboratory)** , this article has additions and changes Note: **the vulnerability only affects Firefox 49 and 50 version, details see [the official announcement ](<https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-91/>)of.** ### SVG - through the img tag to set cross-domain cookies I recently have an understanding of to, the browser allows the use of meta tags to set the cookie. I'm not sure if I forget about this feature, or before I've never used it before. Given the previous research by SVG, I decided to give it a try. The SVG standard does not include the meta tag, but it support the foreignobject tag. `<foreignObject>` in the SVG element allows the inclusion of external XML namespaces, the namespace of the graphical content by a different user agent to draw. From [mdn ](<https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/SVG/Element/foreignObject>) of a simple example shows how the SVG file using the XHTML namespace. `<foreignObject width="100" height="50" requiredExtensions="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <!-- XHTML content goes here --> <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Here is a paragraph that requires word wrap</p> </body> </foreignObject>` ### Set-cookie I modified the sample code, and point your browser to the following SVG: a `<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'> <circle r='100'> </circle> <foreignObject> <html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'> <meta http-equiv='Set-Cookie' content='ppp=qqq' /> </html> </foreignObject> </svg>` Host a domain now have a cookie ppp=qqq to. The next step is to try it out, if another field in the load this SVG file, what will happen to it: // Domain: http://example.com `<! DOCTYPE html> the <body> <img src="http://attacker.com/cookie.svg"> </body>` ![](https://images.seebug.org/content/images/2016/12/WechatIMG36.jpeg) Through the meta Set cookie Unfortunately, the cookie is set to attack.com instead example.com the. ### Redirect + data uri Make it force the last tip is to use the data: Protocol handler and redirect. Suppose example.com domain has the following code. `<! DOCTYPE html> the <body> <img src="http://attacker.com/cookie"> </body>` attacker.com the server returned the following response code: `` HTTP 302 Found Location: data:image/svg+xml, `` _Note: in php you can use the following code:_ `php header("Location: data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'><circle r='100'></circle><foreignObject><html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><meta http-equiv='Set-Cookie' content='svg2=2222qqq' /></html></foreignObject></svg>");` ![](https://images.seebug.org/content/images/2016/12/WechatIMG37.jpeg) Use of data: host domain set the cookie Once I'm in the Firefox browser to open the test case, you will be example.com to set a Cookie. This will for web brings many different vulnerabilities, including allowing included from external/third party websites the image. In by firefox team to investigate this issue during the period, there has been another problem that the public can be directly read: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317641#c20 Currently also in determining the bug reward. I must thank my Cure53 friends, help me research this vulnerability, especially [Masato](<https://twitter.com/kinugawamasato>)）
idSSV:92568
last seen2017-11-19
modified2016-12-08
published2016-12-08
reporterRoot
titleFirefox - SVG cross domain cookie vulnerability （CVE-2016-9078）

References