CVE-2011-2999 describes a Same Origin Policy bypass vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox (versions before 3.6.23 and 4.x through 5), Thunderbird (before 6.0), and SeaMonkey (before 2.3). The flaw arises from improper handling of "location" as a frame name, allowing remote attackers to circumvent security restrictions via a specially crafted website. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity and does not require authentication, potentially leading to information disclosure (partial impact) but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.6.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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