CVE-2008-5019 : The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to viola

The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors.

Published 2008-11-13 11:30:01

Updated 2023-02-13 02:19:33

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Threat overview for CVE-2008-5019

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 5555

IPs affected by CVE-2008-5019 119

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5019

EPSS FAQ

0.18%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 55 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5019

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None

CWE ids for CVE-2008-5019

CWE-79 Improper 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.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-5019

Products affected by CVE-2008-5019