CVE-2009-1839
Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 associates an incorrect principal with a file: URL loaded through the location bar, which allows user-assisted remote...
- Published
- Jun 12, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Dec 18, 2009
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 94.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Mozilla Firefox 3 before 3.0.11 associates an incorrect principal with a file: URL loaded through the location bar, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read files via a crafted HTML document, aka a "file-URL-to-file-URL scripting" attack.
Sources
1Jordi Chancel · multiple · Dec 18, 2009
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