The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.0% · top 12% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-287 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-287 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (38)

• ADV-2008-3146 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-56.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1697 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• DSA-1671 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 32281 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-9667 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 32713 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0977 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:230 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0977 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 32695 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0978 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• DSA-1669 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 32778 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0976 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-9669 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 33433 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11186 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 256408 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 32694 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1021188 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 32721 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• TA08-319A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460002 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 32853 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1696 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 32715 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32693 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:228 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 32845 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:235 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 33434 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32798 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32684 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-667-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 32714 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34501 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:40 UTC.