CVE-2002-2359

Mozilla 1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via FTP URL Title Tag

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-2359. PoCs published by Eiji James Yoshida.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla's handling of FTP directory listings. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject JavaScript code via a crafted FTP URL, which is then executed when the victim views the FTP site content.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the FTP view feature in Mozilla 1.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title tag of an ftp URL.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Eiji James Yoshida · textremoteunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21682

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla's handling of FTP directory listings. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject JavaScript code via a crafted FTP URL, which is then executed when the victim views the FTP site content.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mozilla (versions affected by CVE-2002-2359)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must click on a crafted FTP URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5403
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154030
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vulnwatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0060.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9757.php

Scores

EPSS 0.0378
EPSS Percentile 88.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
mozilla/mozilla 1.0 (3 CPE variants)
mozilla/mozilla 1.1 alpha
Published Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026