medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-3014: XSS

First published: Mon Aug 31 2009(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13 and earlier, 3.5, 3.6 a1 pre, and 3.7 a1 pre; SeaMonkey 1.1.17; and Mozilla 1.7.x and earlier do not properly handle javascript: URIs in HTML links within 302 error documents sent from web servers, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) injecting a Location HTTP response header or (2) specifying the content of a Location HTTP response header.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla Firefox=1.4.2
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.5
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-rc3
Firefox=3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.35
Firefox=3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox<=1.7
Firefox=3.0.8
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.48
Mozilla SeaMonkey=1.1.17
Mozilla Firefox=1.2.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-rc2
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-rc1
Firefox=3.5
Firefox=3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.2-alpha
Firefox=3.7-a1_pre
Firefox<=3.0.13
Firefox=3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.7
Mozilla Firefox=1.1-beta
Mozilla Firefox=1.0-rc2
Firefox=3.6-a1_pre
Mozilla Firefox=1.6-beta
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.2.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.4-beta
Mozilla Firefox=1.2
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.2
Firefox=3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-alpha
Mozilla Firefox=1.4.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5-rc1
Mozilla Firefox=1.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.2-beta
Firefox=3.0.12
Firefox=3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox=1.0
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.4
Mozilla Firefox=1.5
Firefox=3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.4
Firefox=3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.4-alpha
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.6
Firefox=3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.1-alpha
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.4.1
Mozilla Firefox=0.8
Mozilla Firefox=1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox=1.3.1
Mozilla Firefox=1.6-alpha
Mozilla Firefox=0.9.9
Mozilla Firefox=1.6
Firefox=3.0.11

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-3014?

    CVE-2009-3014 has a medium severity level as it allows for possible cross-site scripting attacks.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-3014?

    To mitigate CVE-2009-3014, users should update to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox or SeaMonkey that addresses this vulnerability.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3014?

    CVE-2009-3014 affects Mozilla Firefox versions 3.0.13 and earlier, 3.5, 3.6 a1 pre, and 3.7 a1 pre along with SeaMonkey 1.1.17 and earlier versions of Mozilla 1.7.x.

  • What type of attacks can exploit CVE-2009-3014?

    CVE-2009-3014 can be exploited for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks if users are tricked into navigating to a malicious link.

  • Are there any workarounds for CVE-2009-3014 until a fix is applied?

    As a workaround for CVE-2009-3014, users should avoid clicking on suspicious links or Javascript: URIs in unknown emails or web pages.

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