4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-5019
Mozilla Firefox Session Restore XSS Privilege Escalation
Description
The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 13, 2008, 11:30 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 2:19 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5019
vulnerability.
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products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-5019.
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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2008-5019 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-5019 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description CVE-2008-5019 Mozilla XSS via session restore The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors. Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0977 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0978 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5019 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470889 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The session restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 and 2.x before 2.0.0.18 allows remote attackers to violate the same origin policy to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors. CVE-2008-5019 Mozilla XSS via session restore Removed Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=459906,460983 [Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470889 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0978 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0977 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5019 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=459906%2C460983 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32695 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32694 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32713 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 No Types Assigned http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=459906,460983 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=459906,460983 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021184 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021184 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3146 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10943 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10943 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.0.0.17 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.0.0.18 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.4 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10943 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10943 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2008
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-5019 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-2008-5019
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.18 }} 0.00%
score
0.53787
percentile
CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability