VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-4101
infoRSS 1.1.4.2 and earlier extension for Firefox performs certain operations with chrome privileges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and perform cross-domain scripting attacks via the description tag of an RSS feed.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 3.55%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
infoRSS 1.1.4.2 and earlier extension for Firefox performs certain operations with chrome privileges, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands and perform cross-domain scripting attacks via the description tag of an RSS feed.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.55% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- didier ernotte/inforss
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37467Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3323Vendor Advisory
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/versions/361#version-1.2.0
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37467Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3323Vendor Advisory
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addons/versions/361#version-1.2.0
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54370
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.