CVE-2009-1312
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.9 and SeaMonkey 1.1.17 do not block javascript: URIs in Refresh headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 5.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.9 and SeaMonkey 1.1.17 do not block javascript: URIs in Refresh headers in HTTP responses, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to (1) injecting a Refresh header or (2) specifying the content of a Refresh header. NOTE: it was later reported that Firefox 3.6 a1 pre and Mozilla 1.7.x and earlier are also affected.
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 (Multiple Products) - Server Refresh Header Cross-Site Scripting (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32942remote, linuxpublished 22 Apr 2009Verified
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Timeline
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- 6 days later
· 6 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 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 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.6% · top 7.0% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References26
- MDVSA-2009:111 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-3875 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 34894 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2009-1125 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9818 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 34758 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6131 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-22.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3386/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1022096 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6064 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 34844 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://ha.ckers.org/blog/20070309/firefox-header-redirection-javascript-execution/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=475636 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3275/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 35065 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20090703 Re: Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities in Mozilla, Internet Explorer, Opera and Chrome (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6731 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-764-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 34656 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20090702 Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities in Mozilla, Internet Explorer, Opera and Chrome (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 34843 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0437 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:0436 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 264308 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_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-2009-1310 (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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