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CVE-2007-6589

The jar protocol handler in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.10 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.7 does not update the origin domain when retrieving th…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
0
none known

The jar protocol handler in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.10 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.7 does not update the origin domain when retrieving the inner URL parameter yields an HTTP redirect, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a jar: URI, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5947.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=403331 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-37.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • h20000.www2.hp.com /bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • blog.beford.org /?p=8 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/0083 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /43477 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6033 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=369814 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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