CVE-2009-3012 — MEDIUM (4.3)

Q: How severe is CVE-2009-3012?

CVE-2009-3012 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2009-3012?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox.

Vulnerability Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13 and earlier, 3.5, 3.6 a1 pre, and 3.7 a1 pre does not properly block data: URIs in Location headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) injecting a Location header that contains JavaScript sequences in a data:text/html URI or (2) entering a data:text/html URI with JavaScript sequences when specifying the content of a Location header. NOTE: the JavaScript executes outside of the context of the HTTP site.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

PARTIAL

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	<= 3.0.13

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2009-3012?

CVE-2009-3012 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13 and earlier, 3.5, 3.6 a1 pre, and 3.7 a1 pre does not properly block data: URIs in Location headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site script...

How severe is CVE-2009-3012?

CVE-2009-3012 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2009-3012?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox.