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CVE-2010-0179

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0179 describes a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 3.0.19 and 3.5.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3, specifically when the Firebug add-on's XMLHttpRequestSpy module is active. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript due to improper handling of interactions between XMLHttpRequestSpy and chrome privileged objects. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.1, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0328 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: firefox-0:3.0.19-1.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: firefox-0:3.0.19-1.el5_5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: xulrunner-0:1.9.0.19-1.el5_5
View patch
mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-0179Moderate

Firefox Arbitrary code execution with Firebug XMLHttpRequestSpy

Mar 30, 2010

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00002.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/3924
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39243
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39308
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/39397
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42818
securitytracker.com / id
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/57394
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6971
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9446
support.avaya.com / css/P8/documents/100124650
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-921-1
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2027
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mozilla.org / security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-21.html
Vendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0332.html
securityfocus.com / bid/39124
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0748
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0764
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0781
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0849
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0030