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CVE-2010-0179

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3, when the XMLHttpRequestSpy module in t

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3, when the XMLHttpRequestSpy module in the Firebug add-on is used, does not properly handle interaction between the XMLHttpRequestSpy object and chrome privileged objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript via a crafted HTTP response.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 0.00723
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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-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
mozilla firefox<= 3.0.17
mozilla firefoxall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

1
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

5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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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:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD05 Apr 2010 · 05:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1
rhsaRHSA-2010:0966Critical
usnUSN-920-1
usnUSN-921-1
rhsaRHSA-2010:0332Critical
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References & Sources

25
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/2010-06/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/3924Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39243Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39308Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39397Vendor Advisory
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