LOW
security flaw
Published Feb 8, 2005
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.67%
Description
Firefox 1.0 does not invoke the Javascript Security Manager when a user drags a javascript: or data: URL to a tab, which allows remote attackers to bypass the security model, aka "firetabbing."
Affected products
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.
2.6 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.67% 0.02672
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02672
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02672) | 85.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02672) | 83.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.66% (0.02663) | 84.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00509) | 77.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00494) | 75.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00494) | 73.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 70.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00302) | 64.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110781134617144&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mikx.de/firetabbing/ x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-26.html x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_mozilla_firefox.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0231 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280056 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617500 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19264 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0231
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100032 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10079 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0231
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 8, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 7, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0231
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a