CVE-2013-1737

CVE-2013-1737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird Esr with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-264.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (85th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-264
• Affected product: Mozilla Thunderbird Esr
• Published: 2013-09-18
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 do not properly identify the "this" object during use of user-defined getter methods on DOM proxies, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving an expando object.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1737?

Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 do not properly identify the "this" object during use of user-defined getter methods on DOM proxies, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors involving an expando object.

How severe is CVE-2013-1737?

CVE-2013-1737 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2013-1737 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (85th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2013-1737?

CVE-2013-1737 primarily affects Mozilla Thunderbird Esr. In total, 137 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1737?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2013-1737 published?

CVE-2013-1737 was published on 2013-09-18 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00055.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00057.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00059.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00060.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00061.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1268.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1269.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2762
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-91.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62475
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1951-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1952-1
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=907727
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18789

Affected products (137)

• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

More vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird Esr

• CVE-2013-5603 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsContentUtils::ContentIsHostIncludingDescendantOf function in Mozilla Firefox…
• CVE-2013-5602 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): The Worker::SetEventListener function in the Web workers implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0, Firefox ESR…
• CVE-2013-5601 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsEventListenerManager::SetEventHandler function in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0,…
• CVE-2013-5600 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsIOService::NewChannelFromURIWithProxyFlags function in Mozilla Firefox before…
• CVE-2013-5599 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsIPresShell::GetPresContext function in the PresShell (aka presentation shell)…
• CVE-2013-5597 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsDocLoader::doStopDocumentLoad function in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0, Firefox…

All CVEs affecting Mozilla Thunderbird Esr →

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities

• CVE-2016-8363 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): An issue was discovered in Moxa OnCell OnCellG3470A-LTE, AWK-1131A/3131A/4131A Series, AWK-3191 Series, AWK-5232/6232…
• CVE-2016-7457 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): VMware vRealize Operations (aka vROps) 6.x before 6.4.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges, or halt…
• CVE-2015-7425 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): The Data Protection component in the VMware vSphere GUI in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data…
• CVE-2015-8267 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): The PasswordReset.Controllers.ResetController.ChangePasswordIndex method in PasswordReset.dll in Dovestones AD Self…
• CVE-2015-7919 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): SearchBlox 8.3 before 8.3.1 allows remote attackers to write to the config file, and consequently cause a denial of…
• CVE-2015-7071 — Critical (CVSS 10.0): The File Bookmark component in Apple OS X before 10.11.2 allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism for…

Browse all CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities →