CVE-2010-0178 describes a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.0.19, 3.5.9, and 3.6.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with Chrome privileges by manipulating applets to interpret mouse clicks as drag-and-drop actions, subsequently loading a chrome: URL and then a javascript: URL. With a CVSS score of 7.6 (High), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and a complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.