7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2005-1156
Firefox Netscape Mozilla Suite Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

Firefox before 1.0.3, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script and code via a new search plugin using sidebar.addSearchEngine, aka "Firesearching 1."

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2005, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-1156 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla mozilla
1 Netscape navigator
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows for cross-site scripting attacks; updating the software is recommended.
  • Update the affected Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Suite, and Netscape packages.
  • Upgrade to a later version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2005-1156.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/14938 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14992 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14996 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013745 Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-18.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mikx.de/firesearching/ Exploit
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-38.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-383.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-386.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13211 Exploit Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290037 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20125
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100020
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11230
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/14938 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14992 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14996 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013745 Patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-18.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mikx.de/firesearching/ Exploit
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-38.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-383.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-386.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13211 Exploit Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290037 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20125
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100020
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11230
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-1156 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2005-1156 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-1156 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-1156 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/14938
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/14992
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/14996
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1013745
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-18.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mikx.de/firesearching/
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-38.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-383.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-386.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13211
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290037
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20125
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100020
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11230
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11230 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100020 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11230 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100020 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/20125 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20125 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2005

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.78 }} -7.75%

score

0.90401

percentile