# CVE-2013-1710: The crypto.generateCRMFRequest function in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 2 Metasploit modules
- Published: 2013-08-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The crypto.generateCRMFRequest function in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to Certificate Request Message Format (CRMF) request generation.

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## References

- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-69.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2746
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18773
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61900
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2735
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=871368
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30474
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/firefox_proto_crmfrequest.rb
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/firefox_tostring_console_injection.rb

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