VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-1116
The CheckLoadURI function in Mozilla Firefox 1.8 lists the about: URI as a ChromeProtocol and can be loaded via JavaScript, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by querying the browser's session history.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.12%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The CheckLoadURI function in Mozilla Firefox 1.8 lists the about: URI as a ChromeProtocol and can be loaded via JavaScript, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by querying the browser's session history.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.12% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/33804
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2309
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/hscan-redux/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461006/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461013/100/0/threaded
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=371375Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/33804
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2309
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/hscan-redux/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461006/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461013/100/0/threaded
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=371375Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.