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CVE-2013-5614

Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

Published: Dec 11, 2013 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
5.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5614
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1021.html

Mozilla Firefox before 26.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.23 do not properly consider the sandbox attribute of an IFRAME element during processing of a contained OBJECT element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions via a crafted web site.

Weakness

The web application does not restrict or incorrectly restricts frame objects or UI layers that belong to another application or domain, which can lead to user confusion about which interface the user is interacting with.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Firefox Mozilla * 26.0 (excluding)
Seamonkey Mozilla * 2.23 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat firefox-0:24.2.0-1.el5_10 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat thunderbird-0:24.2.0-2.el5_10 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RedHat firefox-0:24.2.0-1.el6_5 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RedHat thunderbird-0:24.2.0-1.el6_5 *
Firefox Ubuntu lucid *
Firefox Ubuntu precise *
Firefox Ubuntu quantal *
Firefox Ubuntu raring *
Firefox Ubuntu saucy *
Firefox Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

  • The use of X-Frame-Options allows developers of web content to restrict the usage of their application within the form of overlays, frames, or iFrames. The developer can indicate from which domains can frame the content.
  • The concept of X-Frame-Options is well documented, but implementation of this protection mechanism is in development to cover gaps. There is a need for allowing frames from multiple domains.
  • A developer can use a “frame-breaker” script in each page that should not be framed. This is very helpful for legacy browsers that do not support X-Frame-Options security feature previously mentioned.
  • It is also important to note that this tactic has been circumvented or bypassed. Improper usage of frames can persist in the web application through nested frames. The “frame-breaking” script does not intuitively account for multiple nested frames that can be presented to the user.

References

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