CVE-2005-0231

LowCVSS 2.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Firefox 1.0 does not invoke the Javascript Security Manager when a user drags a javascript: or data: URL to a tab, which allows remote attackers to bypass the security model, aka "firetabbing."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.6/10AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110781134617144&w=2
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mikx.de/firetabbing/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-26.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_mozilla_firefox.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280056Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19264
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100032
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10079
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110781134617144&w=2
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-10.xmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-30.xmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mikx.de/firetabbing/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-26.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_mozilla_firefox.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-176.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-384.html
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280056Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19264
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100032
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10079

Timeline

Published: Feb 7, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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