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CVE-2009-3988

Mozilla Firefox showModalDialog Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.18 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3, does not properly restrict read access to object properties in showModalDialog, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted dialogArguments values.

Mozilla Firefox v3.0.x anterior a la v3.0.18 y v3.5.x anterior a la v3.5.8, y SeaMonkey anterior a la v2.0.3, no restringen de forma adecuada el acceso a las propiedades del objeto en showModalDialog, lo que permite a atacantes remotos saltarse la Same Origin Policy y conducir un ataque de ejecución de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados a través de valores manipulados dialogArguments.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass specific script execution enforcements on vulnerable installations of Mozilla Firefox. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page.
The specific flaw exists in the lack of cross domain policy enforcement. Through usage of the showModalDialog() JavaScript method an attacker can gather sensitive information from another website. This vulnerability can be exploited to obtain website credentials not originating from the attacking site.

*Credits: Anonymous
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-11-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2010-02-18 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
References (19)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mozilla
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Firefox
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<= 3.0.17
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Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.1
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.1"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.2
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.2"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.3
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.3"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.4
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.5
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.5"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.6
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.6"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.7
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.8
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.9
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.10
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.11
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.12
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.12"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.13
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.13"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.14
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.0.15
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.15"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.5
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.5.1
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.1"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.5.2
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.2"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.5.3
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.3"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.5.4
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.4"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.5.5
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.5"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.5.6
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.6"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Firefox
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3.5.7
Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.7"
-
Affected
Mozilla
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Seamonkey
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2.0
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-
Affected
Mozilla
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Seamonkey
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2.0
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alpha_1
Affected
Mozilla
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Seamonkey
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2.0
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alpha_2
Affected
Mozilla
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Seamonkey
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2.0
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alpha_3
Affected
Mozilla
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Seamonkey
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2.0
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beta_1
Affected
Mozilla
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Seamonkey
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2.0
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beta_2
Affected
Mozilla
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Seamonkey
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2.0
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rc1
Affected
Mozilla
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Seamonkey
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2.0
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rc2
Affected