browser.js in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, and SeaMonkey…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
browser.js in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.10 and 2.x before 2.0.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.8 uses the requesting URI to identify child windows, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by opening a blocked popup originating from a javascript: URI in combination with multiple frames having the same data: URI.
Why it matters now
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
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 to before 1.5.0.10; 2.0 to before 2.0.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 6.06 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 to before 1.5.0.10; 2.0 to before 2.0.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2007:0097 Released 2007-03-14 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5, devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5.i386, devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5, devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5.i386, firefox-1.5.0.10-2.el5 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) devhelp-0.12-10.0.1.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-10.0.1.el5, devhelp-devel-0.12-10.0.1.el5.i386
- RHSA-2007:0108 Released 2007-03-14 · Red Hat rating Criticalthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-1.5.0.10-1.el5, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-1.el5.i386
- RHSA-2007:0078 Released 2007-03-02 · Red Hat rating Criticalthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, thunderbird-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2007:0077 Released 2007-02-24 · Red Hat rating Criticalseamonkey security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.8-0.2.el3 +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2.ia64 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.ia64 +37
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4.i386, devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4.ppc +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.7.el4 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.8-0.2.el2.i386 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.7.el4 +19
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.8-0.2.el2.i386 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4, devhelp-0.10-0.7.el4.i386, devhelp-devel-0.10-0.7.el4 +19
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2, seamonkey-1.0.8-0.2.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.8-0.2.el2.ia64 +8
- RHSA-2007:0079 Released 2007-02-23 · Red Hat rating CriticalFirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386, firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0097 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077, RHSA-2007:0078, RHSA-2007:0079 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0097, RHSA-2007:0108 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0097 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077, RHSA-2007:0078, RHSA-2007:0079 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077, RHSA-2007:0078, RHSA-2007:0079 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077, RHSA-2007:0078, RHSA-2007:0079 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0077 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0780
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89ph-rw24-cjrj
References
Advisory 19
- RHSA-2007:0078
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354973
- RHSA-2007:0108
- GLSA-200703-04
- GLSA-200703-08
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9884
- SSA:2007-066-03
- HPSBUX02153
- ADV-2007-0718
- USN-428-1
- SUSE-SA:2007:019
- SUSE-SA:2007:022
- FEDORA-2007-281
- RHSA-2007:0097
- FEDORA-2007-293
- MDKSA-2007:050
- RHSA-2007:0077
- SSA:2007-066-05
- RHSA-2007:0079
Sources
- CVE-2007-0780 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0780 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-89ph-rw24-cjrj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-0780 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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