CVE-2008-2808

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.08% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0549.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31021 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9668 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/30898 third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0216
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2646
http://secunia.com/advisories/30949 third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.383152 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31069 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31008 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31377 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0616.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1993/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31023 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30038 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1607 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31005 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00207.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020419 vdb entry
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox2.0.0.15
http://secunia.com/advisories/31183 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30903 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0547.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00288.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 vendor advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.384911 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31195 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31076 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-619-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30911 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0569.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30878 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494080/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-30.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=411433
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00295.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:136 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2808?
CVE-2008-2808 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2808?
To fix CVE-2008-2808, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2808 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2808 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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