CVE-2009-3008

K-Meleon 1.5.3 allows context-dependent attackers to spoof the address bar, via window.open with a relative URI, to show an arbitrary file: URL after a victim has visited any file: URL, as demonstrated by a visit to a file: document written by the attacker.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2009/08/multiple-browsers-fake-url-folder-file.html	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53011
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2009/08/multiple-browsers-fake-url-folder-file.html	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53011

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:christophe_thibault:k-meleon:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:06

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2009/08/multiple-browsers-fake-url-folder-file.html - Exploit~~	() http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2009/08/multiple-browsers-fake-url-folder-file.html - Exploit
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53011 -~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53011 -

Information

Published : 2009-08-28 15:30

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2009-3008

Mitre link : CVE-2009-3008

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-3008

JSON object : View

Products Affected

christophe_thibault

k-meleon

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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