CVE-2008-4582 describes a Same Origin Policy bypass vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox versions 2.x before 2.0.0.18, 3.0.1 through 3.0.3, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 on Windows. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to access sensitive information by tricking the browser into misinterpreting Windows .url shortcut files, particularly when referencing local or shared filesystem resources. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it has a medium attack complexity and could lead to information disclosure. While not actively exploited in the wild, an ExploitDB entry exists, and its EPSS score indicates a higher than average probability of exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
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.