CVE-2008-6961

Description

mailnews in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.13, when JavaScript is enabled in mail, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the recipient, or comments in forwarded mail, via script that reads the (1) .documentURI or (2) .textContent DOM properties.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.65%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32363 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46734 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458883
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-59.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021247 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6961?
CVE-2008-6961 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6961?
To fix CVE-2008-6961, 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-2008-6961 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-6961 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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