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CVE-2008-5022: Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey allow remote script execution

CVE-2008-5022 · published 17 years ago

Summary

Older versions of Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey can be tricked into running malicious code from other websites, bypassing normal security checks. This could let attackers run unwanted scripts on users' computers. Upgrade to the latest versions of these applications to close the gap.

What to do

Update mozilla seamonkey to version 1.1.13 or later.
Update mozilla thunderbird to version 2.0.0.18 or later.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
mozilla	firefox	>= 2.0, < 2.0.0.18 >= 3.0, < 3.0.4 `cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::`
mozilla	seamonkey	>= 1.0, < 1.1.13 `cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey::::::::`
mozilla	thunderbird	>= 2.0, < 2.0.0.18 `cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::`
debian	debian_linux	4.0 `cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::*`
canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06 7.10 8.04 8.10 `cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06::::lts:::`

Original advisory text

The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and execute arbitrary script via multiple listeners, which bypass the inner window check.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32798 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:235 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-56.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021188 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=460002 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3... Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.h... Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.h... Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal 60 days

Not known to be exploited
Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

7.5 High

Exploitation

3% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-287Improper Authentication

Timeline

Published13 Nov 2008

Updated31 Oct 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2008-5022 · NVD

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