CVE-2009-3988

Mozilla Firefox showModalDialog Cross-Domain Scripting Vulnerability

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*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)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/37242	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38847	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-04.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0405	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504862	X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56362	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8355	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9384	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035346.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035367.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035426.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00001.html	2017-09-19
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1999	2017-09-19
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:042	2017-09-19
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0112.html	2017-09-19
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-895-1	2017-09-19
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-896-1	2017-09-19
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3988	2010-02-17
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=566051	2010-02-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				<= 3.0.17 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " <= 3.0.17"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.8 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.8"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.9 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.9"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.10 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.10"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.11 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.11"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.12 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.12"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.13 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.13"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.14 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.14"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.0.15 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.0.15"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.5.1 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.1"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.5.2 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.2"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.5.3 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.3"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.5.4 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.4"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.5.5 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.5"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.5.6 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.6"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				3.5.7 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version "3.5.7"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "2.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "2.0"		alpha_1		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "2.0"		alpha_2		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "2.0"		alpha_3		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "2.0"		beta_1		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "2.0"		beta_2		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "2.0"		rc1		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Seamonkey Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey"				2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Seamonkey" and version "2.0"		rc2		Affected