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CVE-2009-1308

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.9, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving XBL JavaScript bindings and remote stylesheets, as exploited in the wild by a March 2009 eBay listing.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-1308 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from mozilla, from mozilla, from mozilla organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-04-22T18:30:00.327

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	≤ 3.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.6.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.7.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.9_rc	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	0.10.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.11	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.0.12	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.5.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	1.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.11	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.12	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.13	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.14	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.15	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.16	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.17	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.18	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.19	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.20	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0.0.21	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.9	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_.10	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	2.0_8	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.3	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.4	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.6	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	3.0beta5	Yes
Application	mozilla	seamonkey	*	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	*	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34758 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34780 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34843 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/34894 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35042 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/35536 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1797 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:111 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:141 ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-18.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0436.html ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1126.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34656 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022097 ([email protected])
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/08/ebay_scam_wizardy/ ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-782-1 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1125 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481558 Exploit ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10428 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6173 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6185 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6296 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7285 ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/764-1/ ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00683.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34758 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34780 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34843 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34894 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35042 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35536 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1797 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:111 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:141 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-18.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0436.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1126.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34656 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022097 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/08/ebay_scam_wizardy/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-782-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1125 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=481558 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10428 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6173 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6185 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6296 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7285 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/764-1/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00683.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mozilla's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.