CVE-2009-3375 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass Same Origin Policy to read arbitrary content selections in Firefox via user-assisted 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
- Available
What is CVE-2009-3375?
CVE-2009-3375 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 29 Oct 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
content/html/document/src/nsHTMLDocument.cpp in Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x before 3.0.15 and 3.5.x before 3.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and read an arbitrary content selection via the document.getSelection function.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3375?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3375?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2009-3375 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3375 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w757-mvqp-v98h.