CVE-2008-5511
Firefox XSS via XBL bindings to unloaded document
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Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to bypass the same origin policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an XBL binding to an "unloaded document."
Mozilla Firefox 3.x antes de v3.0.5 y 2.x antes de v2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x antes 2.0.0.19 y SeaMonkey 1.x antes de v1.1.14 permite a atacantes remotos evitar la política de mismo origen y llevar a cabo ataques de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) mediante una vinculación XBL a un "documento no descargado".
Several flaws were discovered in the Thunderbird browser engine. Boris Zbarsky discovered that the same-origin check in Thunderbird could be bypassed by utilizing XBL-bindings. Marius Schilder discovered that Thunderbird did not properly handle redirects to an outside domain when an XMLHttpRequest was made to a same-origin resource. Chris Evans discovered that Thunderbird did not properly protect a user's data when accessing a same-domain Javascript URL that is redirected to an unparsable Javascript off-site resource. Chip Salzenberg, Justin Schuh, Tom Cross, and Peter William discovered Thunderbird did not properly parse URLs when processing certain control characters. Kojima Hajime discovered that Thunderbird did not properly handle an escaped null character. An attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to bypass script sanitization. Several flaws were discovered in the Javascript engine.
CVSS Scores
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Timeline
- 2008-12-12 CVE Reserved
- 2008-12-17 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
References (45)
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | >= 2.0 < 2.0.0.19 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " >= 2.0 < 2.0.0.19" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | >= 3.0 < 3.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " >= 3.0 < 3.0.5" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" | >= 1.0 < 1.1.14 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version " >= 1.0 < 1.1.14" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | >= 2.0 < 2.0.0.19 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " >= 2.0 < 2.0.0.19" | - |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 6.06 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "6.06" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 7.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "7.10" | - |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 8.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 8.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.10" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 4.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "4.0" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 5.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "5.0" | - |
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