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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2008-5022

The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and execute arbitrary…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.03%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and execute arbitrary script via multiple listeners, which bypass the inner window check.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
3.03% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287
Affected
mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey · mozilla/thunderbird · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.