CVE-2009-2472 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2009-2472?

CVE-2009-2472 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 22 Jul 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 before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2472?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2472?

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-2009-2472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2472 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-xwvm-8xx6-229v.