Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allows user-assisted remote…
Priority LOW 24CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allows user-assisted remote attackers to trick the user into uploading arbitrary files via label tags that shift focus to a file input field, aka "focus spoofing."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02086 81st 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-2008:0208 Released 2008-03-27 · Red Hat rating Criticalseamonkey security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.16.el3 +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2.ia64 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.ia64 +37
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.ia64 +21
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-15.el4 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.14.el2.i386 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.ia64 +15
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2.i386, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.14.el2.i386 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.16.el3.ia64 +27
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.i386, seamonkey-1.0.9-15.el4.ia64 +15
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2, seamonkey-1.0.9-0.14.el2.ia64, seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.14.el2.ia64 +8
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-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0208 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0414
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrq6-8pjf-94rp
References
Advisory 12
Other 8
- http://browser.netscape.com/releasenotes/
- ADV-2008-0453
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/6251b18e050302ebe7fe74294b55c818.html
- ADV-2008-1793
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-02.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=404451%2C408034%2C404391%2C405299
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0051
- ADV-2008-0627
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Sources
- CVE-2008-0414 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0414 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrq6-8pjf-94rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-0414 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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