# CVE-2005-1477: Code injection in n/a

> Remote sites can execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via XSS on whitelisted domains, leading to system code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 9 May 2005
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x2x8-qmfc-8j2r

## What is CVE-2005-1477?

CVE-2005-1477 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 9 May 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

The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org, to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system when combined with vulnerabilities such as CVE-2005-1476, as demonstrated using a javascript: URL as the package icon and a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on a vulnerable whitelist site.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1477?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mozilla Firefox.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-1477?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2005-1477 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1477 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 - Install Method Arbitrary Code Execution (exploitdb)

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- [CVE-2022-26486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26486/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26485/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-11707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11707/): Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-1477 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-1477 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 9 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1477 exists.

Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1477/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1477/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1477
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1477
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-1477

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1477/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.