Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the contents of the status bar via a link to a data: URI containing an encoded URL
Published Aug 15, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.33%
Description
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to spoof the contents of the status bar via a link to a data: URI containing an encoded URL. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed by a reliable third party, since the intended functionality of the status bar allows it to be modified.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.33% (0.01328) | 69.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.33% (0.01328) | 67.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00559) | 66.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 3.11% (0.03109) | 91.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.34% (0.04339) | 92.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.31% (0.07312) | 94.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 7.71% (0.07710) | 94.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2024 | 5.81% (0.05813) | 93.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 3.56% (0.03558) | 91.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 3.02% (0.03018) | 89.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2023 | 2.68% (0.02682) | 89.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2023 | 2.56% (0.02556) | 88.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.37% (0.02367) | 88.10th | 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 (7)
- http://my.opera.com/MichalBucko/blog/firefox-2-0-0-5-uri-encoding-allows-phishing x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.eleytt.com/michal.bucko/Eleytt_PhishAGoGo/bucked2.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475467/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475531/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475651/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475970/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476062/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://my.opera.com/MichalBucko/blog/firefox-2-0-0-5-uri-encoding-allows-phishing | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.eleytt.com/michal.bucko/Eleytt_PhishAGoGo/bucked2.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475467/100/100/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475531/100/100/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475651/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475970/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476062/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
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