CVE-2004-1380 Other in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can spoof dialog boxes in background tabs to facilitate phishing attacks against Firefox users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2004-1380?

CVE-2004-1380 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 29 Jan 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Firefox before 1.0 and Mozilla before 1.7.5 allows inactive (background) tabs to launch dialog boxes, which can allow remote attackers to spoof the dialog boxes from web sites in other windows and facilitate phishing attacks, aka the "Dialog Box Spoofing Vulnerability."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1380?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Mozilla.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1380?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2004-1380 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1380 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vv9m-2w98-m7rf.

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