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CVE-2009-3007

Published: Aug 28, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 53.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1 and SeaMonkey 1.1.17, and Flock 2.5.1, allow context-dependent attackers to spoof the address bar, via window.open with a relative URI, to show an arbitrary file: URL after a victim has visited any file: URL, as demonstrated by a visit to a file: document written by the attacker.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

mozilla
oss-project·USaka mozilla corp.
firefoxOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
seamonkeyDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
flock
oss-project
flockOn-prem
Communications / messaging-chat
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53010
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2009/08/multiple-browsers-fake-url-folder-file.html
lostmon.blogspot.com

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