Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before
Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging improper interaction between plugin objects and SVG elements.
- Published
- Jan 13, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 73.4% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-94
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Action score
59
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 22 / 30 · 73.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
| mozilla | seamonkey | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey |
| mozilla | thunderbird | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird |
| mozilla | thunderbird esr | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr |
| opensuse | opensuse | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse |
| suse | linux enterprise desktop | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop |
| suse | linux enterprise server | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server |
| suse | linux enterprise software development kit | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus |
and 2 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux10.04
- canonical ubuntu linux11.10
- canonical ubuntu linux12.04
- canonical ubuntu linux12.10
- mozilla firefoxbefore 18.0
- mozilla firefox10.0 and later · before 10.0.12
- mozilla firefox17.0 and later · before 17.0.2
- mozilla seamonkeybefore 2.15
- mozilla thunderbirdbefore 17.0.2
- mozilla thunderbird esr17.0 and later · before 17.0.2
- mozilla thunderbird esr10.0 and later · before 10.0.12
- opensuse opensuse11.4
- opensuse opensuse12.1
- opensuse opensuse12.2
- redhat enterprise linux desktop5.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
- redhat enterprise linux eus5.9
- redhat enterprise linux eus6.3
- redhat enterprise linux server5.0
- redhat enterprise linux server6.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | firefox | before 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | xulrunner | before 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | xulrunner-debuginfo | before 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | xulrunner-devel | before 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox | before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird | before 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | xulrunner | before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | xulrunner-debuginfo | before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | xulrunner-devel | before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
| Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5 | thunderbird | before 0:10.0.12-3.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-3.el5_9 |
| Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5 | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:10.0.12-3.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-3.el5_9 |
Same product
mozilla: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2010-3765Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before 3.1.6 and 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and SeaMonkey 2.x befKEV94Now
- CVE-2019-11708Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxeKEV87Now
- CVE-2015-4495The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypassKEV86Now
- CVE-2013-1690Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properKEV86Now
- CVE-2019-17026Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion.KEV79This week
- CVE-2024-9680An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines.KEV76This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| red hat:firefox | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox-debuginfo | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird | 0:10.0.12-3.el5_9 · Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo | 0:10.0.12-3.el5_9 · Red Hat:rhel_productivity:5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:xulrunner | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:xulrunner-debuginfo | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:xulrunner-devel | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2013-01-08 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2014-12-18 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/multi/browser/firefox_svg_pluginFirefox 17.0.1 Flash Privileged Code Injectionexploit | 2013-01-08 |
Research context
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Timeline
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- First PoC-6 d
- Metasploit-6 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+5008 d
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Patch and commit links
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
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Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0144.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0145.html
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-15.html
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-1
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-2
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-4
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=813906
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17087
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.