Description
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1 and SeaMonkey 1.1.17, and Flock 2.5.1, allow context-dependent attackers to spoof the address bar, via window.open with a relative URI, to show an arbitrary file: URL after a victim has visited any file: URL, as demonstrated by a visit to a file: document written by the attacker.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53010
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2009/08/multiple-browsers-fake-url-folder-file.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0064
EPSS Percentile
46.7%
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
flock/flock
2.5.1
mozilla/firefox
3.5.1
mozilla/seamonkey
1.1.7
Published
Aug 28, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026