MEDIUM
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 before 3.6.2 does not offer plugins the expected window.location protection mechanism, which might allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors that are specific to each affected plugin
Published Mar 25, 2010
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.55%
Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 before 3.6.2 does not offer plugins the expected window.location protection mechanism, which might allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors that are specific to each affected plugin.
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.
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.
1.55% 0.01553
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01553
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01553) | 74.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.55% (0.01553) | 71.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 63.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 68.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 67.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 63.00th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:070 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-10.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38918 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38919 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0692 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=541530 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8602 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:070 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-10.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38918 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38919 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0692 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=541530 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8602 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 25, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 6, 2010
Link CVE-2010-0170
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a