VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 13, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-5022

CVE-2008-5022

Description

The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and execute arbitrary script via multiple listeners, which bypass the inner window check.

Affected products

8
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=2.0,<2.0.0.18
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=1.0,<1.1.13
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=2.0,<2.0.0.18
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

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