Firefox cross-origin data theft through document.getSelection()
Published Oct 29, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.67%
Description
content/html/document/src/nsHTMLDocument.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and read an arbitrary content selection via the document.getSelection function.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.13
- 3.5
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.47.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1531
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
seamonkey-0:1.0.9-50.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1531
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.15-3.el5_4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1530
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-0.47.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1531 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-50.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1531 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.15-3.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nspr-0:4.7.6-1.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.15-3.el5_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1530 |
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:M/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01674) | 75.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01674) | 73.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 61.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00806) | 82.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00806) | 81.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 77.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00569) | 74.49th | 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) |
References (11)
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:294 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-61.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3375 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503226 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530167 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3375
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10440 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5935 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3375
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-272909-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:294 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-61.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3334 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3375 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503226 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530167 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3375 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10440 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5935 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3375 |
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