The popup blocker in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 opens the "blocked popups" display in…
Priority LOW 18Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The popup blocker in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 opens the "blocked popups" display in the context of the Location bar instead of the subframe from which the popup originated, which might make it easier for remote user-assisted attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02306 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2006:0675 Released 2006-09-15 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.7-0.1.el4.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0675 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0675 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0675 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0675 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4569
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9m24-j378-4w43
References
Advisory 8
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Sources
- CVE-2006-4569 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-4569 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9m24-j378-4w43 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2006-4569 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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