First published: Sat Feb 09 2008(Updated: )
Gecko-based browsers, including Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8, modify the .href property of stylesheet DOM nodes to the final URI of a 302 redirect, which might allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and read sensitive information from the original URL, such as with Single-Signon systems.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | <=2.0.0.11 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =0.9.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.0.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.0.12 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =1.5.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =2.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =2.0.0.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =2.0.0.10 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | ||
Mozilla SeaMonkey | <=1.1.17 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0-alpha | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0-beta | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.3 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.4 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.5 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.6 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.7 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.8 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.9 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.0.99 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.1 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.2 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.10 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.11 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.12 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.13 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.14 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.15 | |
Mozilla SeaMonkey | =1.1.16 |
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CVE-2008-0593 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to bypass the Same Origin Policy.
To mitigate CVE-2008-0593, users should update their Mozilla Firefox to version 2.0.0.12 or higher or SeaMonkey to version 1.1.8 or higher.
CVE-2008-0593 affects Gecko-based browsers, specifically Mozilla Firefox versions before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey versions before 1.1.8.
CVE-2008-0593 exploits the mishandling of the .href property of stylesheet DOM nodes to allow cross-origin information leakage.
A reliable workaround for CVE-2008-0593 is to disable certain browser features or use alternative browsers that are not affected.