CVE-2008-2808: mozilla firefox Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 07-07-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-2808 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7Timeline
- 07-07-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.15 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.10 do not properly escape HTML in file:// URLs in directory listings, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or have unspecified other impact via a crafted filename.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
71%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.35% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.35%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mozilla3 products
- firefox2.0 | 2.0:beta_1 | 2.0:rc2 | 2.0:rc3 | 2.0.0.2 | 2.0.0.3 | 2.0.0.11 | 2.0.0.12 | 2.0.0.13 | 2.0.0.14 | 2.0_.1 | 2.0_.4 | 2.0_.5 | 2.0_.6 | 2.0_.9 | 2.0_.10 | 2.0_8
- seamonkey1.1:beta | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.6 | 1.1.7 | 1.1.8 | 1.1.9
- thunderbird2.0_.4 | 2.0_.5 | 2.0_.6 | 2.0_.9 | 2.0_.12 | 2.0_.13 | 2.0_.14 | 2.0_8
1 vendor · 3 products
References
44 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9668VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0216X Refsource CONFIRM
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2646X Refsource CONFIRM
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.383152Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
Show all 44 references
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00207.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00288.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.384911Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-30.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=411433X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00295.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA