CVE-2005-2264 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2005-2264?

CVE-2005-2264 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 13 Jul 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 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to steal sensitive information by opening a malicious link in the Firefox sidebar using the _search target, then injecting script into other pages via a data: URL.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2264?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2264?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2005-2264 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2264 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qr48-796c-jwjg.