5.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2010-0179
Mozilla Firefox Cross-Site Scripting in XMLHttpRequestSpy Module
Description

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.19 and 3.5.x before 3.5.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.3, when the XMLHttpRequestSpy module in the Firebug add-on is used, does not properly handle interaction between the XMLHttpRequestSpy object and chrome privileged objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript via a crafted HTTP response.

INFO

Published Date :

April 5, 2010, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2010-0179 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 thunderbird
3 Mozilla seamonkey
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-2010-0179.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/3924 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39243 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39308 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39397 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42818
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023783 Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100124650
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-921-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2027
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:070
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:251
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-21.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0332.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39124
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0748 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0764 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0781 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0849 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0030
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504021
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57394
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6971
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9446

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2010-0179 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2010-0179 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:2.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:beta:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:6971 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9446 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9446 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6971 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/57394 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57394 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2010

    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-2010-0179 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-2010-0179 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.29 }} 0.38%

score

0.83863

percentile

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