CVE-2006-4569 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2006-4569?

CVE-2006-4569 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 15 Sep 2006. 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 popup blocker in Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.7 opens the "blocked popups" display in the context of the Location bar instead of the subframe from which the popup originated, which might make it easier for remote user-assisted attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4569?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4569?

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-2006-4569 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4569 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 DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4569, GHSA-9m24-j378-4w43.