CVE-2007-2870
CVE-2007-2870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3. 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 4.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (74th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Mozilla Firefox
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12 and 2.x before 2.0.0.4, and SeaMonkey 1.0.9 and 1.1.2, allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and other attacks by using the addEventListener method to add an event listener for a site, which is executed in the context of that site.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-2870?
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5.x before 1.5.0.12 and 2.x before 2.0.0.4, and SeaMonkey 1.0.9 and 1.1.2, allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and other attacks by using the addEventListener method to add an event listener for a site, which is executed in the context of that site.
- How severe is CVE-2007-2870?
- CVE-2007-2870 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2007-2870 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (74th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2007-2870?
- CVE-2007-2870 primarily affects Mozilla Firefox. In total, 18 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2007-2870?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2007-2870 published?
- CVE-2007-2870 was published on 2007-06-01 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742
- http://osvdb.org/35136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25469
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25476
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25488
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25490
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25491
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25533
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25534
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25559
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25635
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25647
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25750
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25858
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-06.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.571857
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1300
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1306
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1308
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:120
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:126
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-16.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_36_mozilla.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0400.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0402.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470172/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24242
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018160
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018161
Affected products (18)
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:2.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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