Bug 468397 (CVE-2008-4723)

Summary:	CVE-2008-4723 firefox: remote arbitrary web script or HTML injection via an ftp:// URL
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Jan Lieskovsky <jlieskov>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	bressers, gecko-bugs-nobody, walters
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Description Jan Lieskovsky 2008-10-24 15:09:30 UTC

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2008-4723 to
the following vulnerability:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
3.0.1 through 3.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web
script or HTML via an ftp:// URL for an HTML document within a (1)
JPG, (2) PDF, or (3) TXT file. NOTE: the provenance of this
information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third
party information.

Affected Firefox versions: 3.0.1 through 3.0.3

References: 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31855/info

Comment 1 Jan Lieskovsky 2008-10-24 15:10:34 UTC

PoC: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31855/exploit

Comment 2 Josh Bressers 2009-01-21 21:27:35 UTC

This is not a security issue.  Firefox is properly handling the FTP URL and displaying the content returned.