VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-5022

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.03%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and execute arbitrary script via multiple listeners, which bypass the inner window check.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references