CVE-2009-1306

Description

The jar: URI implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.9, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey does not follow the Content-Disposition header of the inner URI, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and possibly other attacks via an uploaded .jar file with a "Content-Disposition: attachment" designation.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.36% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:111 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6021 vdb entry signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00683.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34894 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6710 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1125 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10150 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/34758 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35536 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474536
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1125.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-16.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34844 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-782-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022095 vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/764-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:141 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6194 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/35042 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34656 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34843 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1797 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0437.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0436.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1126.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34780 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6312 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1306?
CVE-2009-1306 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1306?
To fix CVE-2009-1306, 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-2009-1306 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1306 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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