CVE-2004-0905
CVE-2004-0905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 4.6)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (86th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Mozilla Firefox
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 allows remote attackers to perform cross-domain scripting and possibly execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to drag and drop javascript: links to a frame or page in another domain.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-0905?
- Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 allows remote attackers to perform cross-domain scripting and possibly execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to drag and drop javascript: links to a frame or page in another domain.
- How severe is CVE-2004-0905?
- CVE-2004-0905 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2004-0905 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (86th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2004-0905?
- CVE-2004-0905 primarily affects Mozilla Firefox. In total, 62 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2004-0905?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2004-0905 published?
- CVE-2004-0905 was published on 2004-09-14 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=250862
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109698896104418&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-26.xml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/651928
- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.3
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11177
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-261A.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17374
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10378
Affected products (62)
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
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