CVE-2009-2472

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1 vendor advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145 third party advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-40.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481434 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html vendor advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479288 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9497 vdb entry third party advisory signature
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497102 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 vdb entry third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2472?
CVE-2009-2472 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2472?
To fix CVE-2009-2472, 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-2009-2472 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2472 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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