CVE-2009-2065 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in HTTPS contexts by exploiting mixed content handling in Firefox, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2009-2065?
CVE-2009-2065 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 15 Jun 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
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10, and possibly other versions, detects http content in https web pages only when the top-level frame uses https, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script, in an https site's context, by modifying an http page to include an https iframe that references a script file on an http site, related to "HTTP-Intended-but-HTTPS-Loadable (HPIHSL) pages."
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2065?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2065?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2065 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2009-2065 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2065 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg57-5mxp-25jg.