# CVE-2010-4508: Other in n/a

> Improper proxy upgrade negotiation in Firefox WebSockets allows remote attackers to exploit an inherent specification flaw, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 9 Dec 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3pfw-5mj7-cxfg

## What is CVE-2010-4508?

CVE-2010-4508 is a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 9 Dec 2010. 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

The WebSockets implementation in Mozilla Firefox 4 through 4.0 Beta 7 does not properly perform proxy upgrade negotiation, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors, related to an "inherent problem" with the WebSocket specification.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4508?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mozilla Firefox.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-4508?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4508 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-4508 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

- [CVE-2019-11708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11708/): Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-3765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3765/): Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26486/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26485/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-11707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11707/): Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-4508 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-4508 is a critical vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 9 Dec 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4508/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4508/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4508
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4508
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4508

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4508/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.