CVE-2005-1477

Firefox 1.0.3 - Remote Code Execution via Whitelisted Site XSS and Chrome Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1477.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a privilege escalation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox (CVE-2005-1477) by using JavaScript to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary commands via XPConnect. It creates a malicious batch file and downloads/executes a payload via TFTP.

Description

The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org, to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system when combined with vulnerabilities such as CVE-2005-1476, as demonstrated using a javascript: URL as the package icon and a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on a vulnerable whitelist site.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/986

This exploit leverages a privilege escalation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox (CVE-2005-1477) by using JavaScript to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary commands via XPConnect. It creates a malicious batch file and downloads/executes a payload via TFTP.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mozilla Firefox < 1.0.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit the malicious webpage · TFTP server hosting the payload
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (19)

Core 19
Core References
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=292691
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_sco
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9231
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-435.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013913
Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/15292
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=293302
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100001
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13544
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-42.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20443
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-434.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0493
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648758
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.4165
EPSS Percentile 97.5%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
mozilla/firefox 1.0.3
Published May 09, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026