medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2006-1741: XSS

First published: Fri Apr 14 2006(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript into other sites by (1) "using a modal alert to suspend an event handler while a new page is being loaded", (2) using eval(), and using certain variants involving (3) "new Script;" and (4) using window.__proto__ to extend eval, aka "cross-site JavaScript injection".

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Mozilla Mozilla Suite<1.7.13
Mozilla SeaMonkey<1.0
Mozilla Firefox>=1.0<1.0.8
Ubuntu=4.10
Ubuntu=5.04
Ubuntu=5.10

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2006-1741?

    CVE-2006-1741 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into other sites, potentially leading to data theft or session hijacking.

  • Which versions of Mozilla Firefox are affected by CVE-2006-1741?

    Mozilla Firefox versions before 1.5, and 1.0.x before 1.0.8 are impacted by CVE-2006-1741.

  • How can I mitigate CVE-2006-1741?

    To mitigate CVE-2006-1741, users should upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 1.5 or later, or apply the available patches.

  • Is CVE-2006-1741 present in SeaMonkey or Mozilla Suite?

    Yes, CVE-2006-1741 affects SeaMonkey versions before 1.0 and Mozilla Suite versions before 1.7.13.

  • What should I do if I am using an affected version of Ubuntu Linux related to CVE-2006-1741?

    If using an affected version of Ubuntu Linux, upgrade to a version that includes the security fixes for CVE-2006-1741.

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