CVE-2008-2803 describes a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey where the mozIJSSubScriptLoader.LoadScript function fails to apply security wrappers to scripts loaded from specific URI types (file:, data:, and certain chrome: URIs). This oversight allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, particularly through third-party add-ons. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity risk with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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