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CVE-2008-0593

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0593 describes a vulnerability in Gecko-based browsers, specifically Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy by manipulating the .href property of stylesheet DOM nodes after a 302 redirect, potentially enabling the reading of sensitive information from the original URL, such as in Single-Sign-On scenarios. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a partial impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.0.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0204 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1Fixed in: seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.9.el2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.9.el3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: firefox-0:1.5.0.12-0.10.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: seamonkey-0:1.0.9-9.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-8.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: firefox-0:1.5.0.12-9.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-8.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-0593Low

Mozilla URL token stealing flaw

Feb 7, 2008

References

browser.netscape.com / releasenotes
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00006.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/28754
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28758
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28766
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28815
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28818
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28839
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28864
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28865
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28877
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28879
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28924
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28939
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28958
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29049
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29086
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29167
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/29567
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30327
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/30620
Vendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10075
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
support.novell.com / techcenter/psdb/6251b18e050302ebe7fe74294b55c818.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00274.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00309.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00381.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00905.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00946.html
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2008-0051
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1484
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1485
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1489
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1506
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mozilla.org / security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-10.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0103.html
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0104.html
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0105.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/487826/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/27683
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-576-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0453/references
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0627/references
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1793/references
Vendor Advisory