Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:1.5.0.12-8.el5


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.48% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRD-9880446
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed7 Feb 2008

Introduced: 7 Feb 2008

CVE-2008-0415  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird to version 0:1.5.0.12-8.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2008:0105.

NVD Description

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

Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute script outside of the sandbox and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via multiple vectors including the XMLDocument.load function, aka "JavaScript privilege escalation bugs."

References

CVSS Base Scores

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