MEDIUM
Firefox XSS vulnerabilities in SessionStore
Published Dec 17, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.78%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the session-restore feature in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19 allows remote attackers to bypass the same origin policy, inject content into documents associated with other domains, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via unknown vectors related to restoration of SessionStore data.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 7.10
- 8.04
- 8.10
Configuration 3
OR
- 4.0
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1037
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 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-32.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-18.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0002
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
thunderbird-0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0002
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 2.1 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.25.el2 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1037 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.29.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1037 |
| 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 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-32.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:1037 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.5.0.12-18.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0002 |
| 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 | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0002 |
| 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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
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.
1.78% 0.01784
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01784
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.78% (0.01784) | 77.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.78% (0.01784) | 75.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.65% (0.01647) | 80.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.18% (0.03177) | 78.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.96% (0.00962) | 74.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 56.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 55.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 53.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (28)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33184 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33188 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33189 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33203 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33216 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33231 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33421 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33523 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-69.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021421 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5513 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476289 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47418 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5513
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10389 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5513
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33184 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33188 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33189 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33203 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33216 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33231 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33421 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33523 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34501 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTBroken Link | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1707 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:244 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:245 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-69.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1036.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1037.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32882 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021421 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-690-2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5513 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=476289 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47418 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5513 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10389 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/690-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5513 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Dec 17, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 12, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5513
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a