MEDIUM
Mozilla same origin policy bypass
Published Oct 15, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.19%
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 through 3.0.3, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13, when running on Windows, do not properly identify the context of Windows .url shortcut files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via an HTML document that is directly accessible through a filesystem, as demonstrated by documents in (1) local folders, (2) Windows share folders, and (3) RAR archives, and as demonstrated by IFRAMEs referencing shortcuts that point to (a) about:cache?device=memory and (b) about:cache?device=disk, a variant of CVE-2008-2810.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 4.0
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
AND
OR
- 2.0
- 2.0.0.1
- 2.0.0.10
- 2.0.0.11
- 2.0.0.12
- 2.0.0.13
- 2.0.0.14
- 2.0.0.15
- 2.0.0.16
- 2.0.0.17
Configuration 4
OR
- 6.06
- 7.10
- 8.04
- 8.10
Configuration 5
AND
OR
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.19% 0.10187
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10187
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 | 10.19% (0.10187) | 95.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.19% (0.10187) | 95.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 35.58% (0.35580) | 96.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 44.58% (0.44582) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 35.58% (0.35580) | 96.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 32.29% (0.32288) | 96.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 6.32% (0.06324) | 93.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2025 | 7.52% (0.07520) | 94.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.21% (0.06212) | 93.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 74.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 73.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 70.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (36)
- http://liudieyu0.blog124.fc2.com/blog-entry-6.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32192 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4416 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Nov/1021212.html vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-47.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497091/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31611 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31747 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021190 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2818 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4582 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455311 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470903 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45740 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4582
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4582
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORANot Applicable
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORANot Applicable
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://liudieyu0.blog124.fc2.com/blog-entry-6.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32192 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32684 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32693 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32714 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32721 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32778 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32845 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32853 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33433 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33434 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4416 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Nov/1021212.html | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link | |
| http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-667-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1669 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-47.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497091/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31611 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31747 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021190 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2818 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4582 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455311 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470903 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45740 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4582 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4582 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00366.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORANot Applicable | |
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORANot Applicable |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 15, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 15, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4582
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a