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TI-2004-01258 Aliases CVE-2004-1381GHSA-hhqx-qfww-wwhc

Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allow inactive (background) tabs to focus on…

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allow inactive (background) tabs to focus on input being entered in the active tab, as originally reported using form fields, which allows remote attackers to steal sensitive data that is intended for other sites, which could facilitate phishing attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06879 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 30

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9 rcVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 rc Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 20 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 rc1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5 rc2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6 betaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 alphaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 betaVulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7 rc3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.3VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 alpha Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 beta Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 rc3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1381
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhqx-qfww-wwhc

References

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources