# CVE-2013-1711: The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.20 does not properly address the possibility of an XBL

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-08-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.20 does not properly address the possibility of an XBL scope bypass resulting from non-native arguments in XBL function calls, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging access to an unprivileged object.

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18830
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=843829
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-70.html

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