FKIE_CVE-2009-1840
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-06-12 21:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:08
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | * | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0.1 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0.2 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0.3 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0.4 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0.5 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0.6 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0.7 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0.8 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0.9 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.0beta5 | |
| mozilla | firefox | 3.1 | |
| mozilla | seamonkey | * | |
| mozilla | thunderbird | * |
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"value": "Mozilla Firefox anterior a v3.0.11, Thunderbird, y SeaMonkey no comprueban la politica de contenidos antes de cargar un fichero de secuencia de comandos que este en un documento XUL, lo que permite a atacantes remotos evitar las restricciones de acceso previstas a trav\u00e9s de un documento HTML manipulado, como se demostr\u00f3 mediante un \"web bug\" en un mensaje de correo electr\u00f3nico, o secuencias de comandos web o un anuncio en una p\u00e1gina."
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:08:10.350",
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