CVE-2009-2472: fedoraproject fedora Cross-site Scripting

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2472 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 2.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-07-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.