Firefox 3 User tracking via XUL persist attribute
Published Dec 17, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.30%
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass intended privacy restrictions by using the persist attribute in an XUL element to create and access data entities that are similar to cookies.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nspr-0:4.7.3-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nss-0:3.12.2.0-1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nspr-0:4.7.3-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nss-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1036
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nspr-0:4.7.3-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nss-0:3.12.2.0-1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.5-1.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nspr-0:4.7.3-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nss-0:3.12.2.0-2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.5-1.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1036 |
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02295) | 82.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02295) | 80.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.65% (0.00649) | 69.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00516) | 77.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00516) | 76.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00516) | 73.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33188 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33203 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33216 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-63.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021428 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5505 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=295994 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476274 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47411 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5505
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10443 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5505
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.