CVE-2007-2871 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2007-2871?

CVE-2007-2871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 1 Jun 2007. 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

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12 and 2.x before 2.0.0.4, and SeaMonkey 1.0.9 and 1.1.2, allows remote attackers to spoof or hide the browser chrome, such as the location bar, by placing XUL popups outside of the browser's content pane. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged for phishing and other attacks.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2871?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2871?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-2871 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2871 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-rh8f-rv8h-m4gm.