CVE-2008-5015

file: URIs inherit chrome privileges

Published Nov 13, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4994 Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: URI when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-667-1 Firefox and xulrunner vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:40 AM
Reserved
Nov 10, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 13, 2008, 11:30 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:58 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 12, 2008, 12:00 AM