VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-1477
CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability15.24%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-05-09
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org, to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system when combined with vulnerabilities such as CVE-2005-1476, as demonstrated using a javascript: URL as the package icon and a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on a vulnerable whitelist site.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
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- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — US Government Resource
- cve@mitre.org
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