CVE-2008-2802 describes a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey versions prior to their respective patches. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious XUL document that loads a script from a privileged chrome: URI. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) are listed and community discussion is minimal, the FAUCET Risk Score of 69/100 indicates a significant threat. There is no evidence of active exploitation or inclusion in the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.0.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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