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CVE-2009-2472

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which

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.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.007
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

6
mozilla firefox< 3.0.12
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
suse linux enterprise debuginfoall versions
opensuseall versions
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD22 Jul 2009 · 06:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2009:1162Critical
usnUSN-798-1
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References & Sources

18
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.htmlBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005Third Party Advisory
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