CVE-2004-1381 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.9% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allow inactive (background) tabs to focus on input being entered in the active tab, as originally reported using form fields, which allows remote attackers to steal sensitive data that is intended for other sites, which could facilitate phishing attacks.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.88% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-10-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | mozilla |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Multiple Browsers - Tabbed Browsing | 2004-10-22 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12712
- http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_dialog_box_spoofing_test/
- http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_form_field_focus_test/
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-05.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17789
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100053
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12712
- http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_dialog_box_spoofing_test/
- http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_form_field_focus_test/
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-05.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17789
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100053
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