CVE-2008-6961 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can leak recipient details or forwarded comments via malicious scripts in Thunderbird or SeaMonkey when JavaScript is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6961?
CVE-2008-6961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Seamonkey, published on 13 Aug 2009. 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
mailnews in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.13, when JavaScript is enabled in mail, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the recipient, or comments in forwarded mail, via script that reads the (1) .documentURI or (2) .textContent DOM properties.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6961?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Seamonkey
Sources
Also known as GHSA-77gj-ppr3-52m7.