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CVE-2008-5022

Improper Authentication

Published: Nov 13, 2008 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5022
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

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

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FirefoxMozilla2.0 (including)2.0.0.18 (excluding)
FirefoxMozilla3.0 (including)3.0.4 (excluding)
SeamonkeyMozilla1.0 (including)1.1.13 (excluding)
ThunderbirdMozilla2.0 (including)2.0.0.18 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1RedHatseamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.21.el2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatseamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatthunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-17.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatseamonkey-0:1.0.9-28.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatfirefox-0:3.0.4-1.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatnss-0:3.12.1.1-3.el4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatthunderbird-0:2.0.0.18-1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatdevhelp-0:0.12-20.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatfirefox-0:3.0.4-1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatnss-0:3.12.1.1-3.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatxulrunner-0:1.9.0.4-1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatyelp-0:2.16.0-22.el5*
FirefoxUbuntudapper*
FirefoxUbuntugutsy*
FirefoxUbuntuhardy*
FirefoxUbuntuupstream*
Firefox-3.0Ubuntudevel*
Firefox-3.0Ubuntugutsy*
Firefox-3.0Ubuntuhardy*
Firefox-3.0Ubuntuintrepid*
IceapeUbuntugutsy*
IceapeUbuntuupstream*
Mozilla-thunderbirdUbuntudapper*
SeamonkeyUbuntudevel*
SeamonkeyUbuntuhardy*
SeamonkeyUbuntuintrepid*
SeamonkeyUbuntuupstream*
ThunderbirdUbuntudevel*
ThunderbirdUbuntugutsy*
ThunderbirdUbuntuhardy*
ThunderbirdUbuntuintrepid*
ThunderbirdUbuntuupstream*
XulrunnerUbuntudevel*
XulrunnerUbuntugutsy*
XulrunnerUbuntuhardy*
XulrunnerUbuntuintrepid*
Xulrunner-1.9Ubuntudevel*
Xulrunner-1.9Ubuntugutsy*
Xulrunner-1.9Ubuntuhardy*
Xulrunner-1.9Ubuntuintrepid*
Xulrunner-1.9Ubuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References

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