Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting firefox package, versions <0:10.0.4-1.el6_2


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1441248
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Apr 2012

Introduced: 24 Apr 2012

CVE-2012-0474  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:10.0.4-1.el6_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:0515.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the docshell implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to short-circuited page loads, aka "Universal XSS (UXSS)."

CVSS Scores

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