CVE-2005-1476
Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript in other domains by using an IFRAME and causing the browser to…
- 5.1MediumCVSS base score
- 16.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript in other domains by using an IFRAME and causing the browser to navigate to a previous javascript: URL, which can lead to arbitrary code execution when combined with CVE-2005-1477.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 - Install Method Arbitrary Code Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 986remote, windowspublished 7 May 2005Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.7% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
18
- VU#534710 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292691 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:435 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 1013913 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 15292 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 15495 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293302 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20050508 Firefox Remote Compromise Technical Details (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 13544 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10045 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- mozilla-javascript-code-execution(20443) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100002 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:434 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2005-0493 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20050508 Firefox Remote Compromise Leaked (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-1479 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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