CVE-2013-1698 (GCVE-0-2013-1698)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-06-26 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 15:13
VLAI
Summary
The getUserMedia permission implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0 references the URL of a top-level document instead of the URL of a specific page, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick users into permitting camera or microphone access via a crafted web site that uses IFRAME elements.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mozilla CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 38/100 over 512 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2013-06-25 00:00
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