CVE-2009-1312 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.9 and SeaMonkey 1.1.17 do not block javascript: URIs in Refresh headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) injecting a Refresh header or (2) specifying the content of a Refresh header. NOTE: it was later reported that Firefox 3.6 a1 pre and Mozilla 1.7.x and earlier are also affected.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 5.57% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-16 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | seamonkey |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla (Multiple Products) - Server Refresh Header Cross-Site Scripting | 2009-04-22 |
References
- http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20070309/firefox-header-redirection-javascript-execution/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0437.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34843
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34844
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34894
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3275/
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3386/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:111
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-22.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0436.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504718/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504723/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34656
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022096
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1125
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475636
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