CVE-2009-1840

Firefox XUL scripts skip some security checks

Published Jun 12, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey do not check content policy before loading a script file into a XUL document, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted HTML document, as demonstrated by a "web bug" in an e-mail message, or web script or an advertisement in a web page.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1820-1 New xulrunner packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1835 Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey do not check content policy before loading a script file into a XUL document, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted HTML document, as demonstrated by a "web bug" in an e-mail message, or web script or an advertisement in a web page.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-779-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 AM
Reserved
May 29, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 12, 2009, 9:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:08 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 11, 2009, 12:00 AM