CVE-2007-3089 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2007-3089?

CVE-2007-3089 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 6 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 before 2.0.0.5 does not prevent use of document.write to replace an IFRAME (1) during the load stage or (2) in the case of an about:blank frame, which allows remote attackers to display arbitrary HTML or execute certain JavaScript code, as demonstrated by code that intercepts keystroke values from window.event, aka the "promiscuous IFRAME access bug," a related issue to CVE-2006-4568.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3089?

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-2007-3089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3089 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-w739-3fq5-fgvp.