CVE-2008-3836 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2008-3836?

CVE-2008-3836 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 24 Sep 2008. 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

feedWriter in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to execute scripts with chrome privileges via vectors related to feed preview and the (1) elem.doCommand, (2) elem.dispatchEvent, (3) _setTitleText, (4) _setTitleImage, and (5) _initSubscriptionUI functions.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3836?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3836?

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-2008-3836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3836 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-v3vw-x43v-2399.