Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1531
CVE-2005-1531
Description
Firefox before 1.0.4 and Mozilla Suite before 1.7.8 does not properly implement certain security checks for script injection, which allows remote attackers to execute script via "Wrapped" javascript: URLs, as demonstrated using (1) a javascript: URL in a view-source: URL, (2) a javascript: URL in a jar: URL, or (3) "a nested variant."
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Affected products
36cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 21 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.4
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <1.7.8
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
11- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-43.htmlnvdPatch
- ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txtnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13641nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0530nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100015nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10351nvd
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