CVE-2009-0355
components/sessionstore/src/nsSessionStore.js in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.6 does not block changes of INPUT elements to type="file" during tab restoration, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files on a client machine via a…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.64%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
components/sessionstore/src/nsSessionStore.js in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.6 does not block changes of INPUT elements to type="file" during tab restoration, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files on a client machine via a crafted INPUT element.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33799Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33808Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33809Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33816Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33831Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33841Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33846Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33869Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34324Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34417Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-040.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:044
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-03.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0257.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0258.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33598Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021665
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-717-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-717-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0313
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466937
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9161
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-February/msg00240.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00769.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00771.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00001.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0256.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33799Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.