Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1.5.0.2-1


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 5.93% (94th percentile)
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NVD
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-THUNDERBIRD-420840
  • published 14 Apr 2006
  • disclosed 14 Apr 2006

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 thunderbird to version 1.5.0.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mozilla Firefox 1.x before 1.5 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript into other sites by (1) "using a modal alert to suspend an event handler while a new page is being loaded", (2) using eval(), and using certain variants involving (3) "new Script;" and (4) using window.proto to extend eval, aka "cross-site JavaScript injection".

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