Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 assign the system principal, rather than the sandbox principal, to XMLHttpRequest objects created in sandboxes, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a sandboxed add-on.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade libxulUpgrade seamonkey | Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/icecat.Upgrade dev-libs/nss.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade net-libs/xulrunner.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin.Upgrade net-libs/xulrunner-bin.Upgrade www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 21, 2012 |
| Mfsa2012 97 | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 17.0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Mozilla Seamonkey | — | Upgrade to Mozilla SeaMonkey version 2.14.0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla ThunderbirdUpgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 17.0 | Nov 21, 2012 | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade mozilla-nss-x86Upgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade libfreebl3-x86Upgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade mozilla-nss | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 21, 2012 |
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