Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allow inactive (background) tabs to focus on input being entered in the active tab, as originally reported using form fields, which allows remote attackers to steal sensitive data that is intended for other sites, which could facilitate phishing attacks
Published Jan 29, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.88%
Description
Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allow inactive (background) tabs to focus on input being entered in the active tab, as originally reported using form fields, which allows remote attackers to steal sensitive data that is intended for other sites, which could facilitate phishing attacks.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.8
- 0.9
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.10
- 0.10.1
- n/a
- 1.3
- 1.4
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5
- 1.5.1
- 1.6
- 1.6
- 1.6
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.7.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.88% (0.06879) | 93.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.88% (0.06879) | 93.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 15.27% (0.15271) | 94.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.49% (0.13489) | 93.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.43% (0.19427) | 92.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.49% (0.13489) | 93.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00356) | 71.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 6, 2024 | 16.69% (0.16690) | 96.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 34.13% (0.34135) | 96.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 27.24% (0.27236) | 96.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.15% (0.16154) | 95.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12712 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_dialog_box_spoofing_test/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_form_field_focus_test/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-05.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17789 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100053 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12712 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_dialog_box_spoofing_test/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/multiple_browsers_form_field_focus_test/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-05.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17789 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100053 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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