CVE-2005-4809 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.1% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 and possibly other versions, including Mozilla and Thunderbird, allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the Status Bar via an A HREF tag that contains a TABLE tag that contains another A tag.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.14% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | mozilla |
| mozilla | thunderbird |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Suite/Firefox/Thunderbird - Nested Anchor Tag Status Bar Spoofing | 2005-03-14 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111073068631287&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14568
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013423
- http://www.osvdb.org/14885
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12798
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0260
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19540
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111073068631287&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14568
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013423
- http://www.osvdb.org/14885
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12798
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0260
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19540
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