4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-2472
Mozilla Firefox Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

INFO

Published Date :

July 22, 2009, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 29, 2021, 1:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2472 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 Suse linux_enterprise_server
2 Suse linux_enterprise_desktop
3 Suse linux_enterprise_debuginfo
1 Mozilla firefox
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Opensuse opensuse
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-2009-2472.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36005 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36145 Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1 Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1 Broken Link
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-40.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479288 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481434 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497102 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9497 Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html Third Party Advisory

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-2009-2472 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-2472 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jul. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35914 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/35944 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36005 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36005 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/36145 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/36145 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479288 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=479288 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481434 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481434 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497102 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=497102 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9497 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9497 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:preview_release:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:2.0.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.11 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.12
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9497 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9497 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2009

    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-2009-2472 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-2009-2472 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.33 }} 0.07%

score

0.66970

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability