CVE-2011-2999

Mozilla: XSS via plugins and shadowed window.location object (MFSA 2011-38)

Published Sep 29, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3 do not properly handle "location" as the name of a frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0170.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2312-1 iceape security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2313-1 iceweasel security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2317-1 icedove security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2967 Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5, Thunderbird before 6.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.3 do not properly handle "location" as the name of a frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0170.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1210-1 Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1213-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1222-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:22 PM
Reserved
Aug 1, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 29, 2011, 12:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:32 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Sep 28, 2011, 12:00 AM