The nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners method in Firefox 3.x before 3.0.4, Firefox 2.x before 2.0.0.18, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.18, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.13 allows remote attackers to bypass the same-origin policy and execute arbitrary script via multiple listeners, which bypass the inner window check.
CVE-2008-5022
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 7.5 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 3.0% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 7.5HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 7.5HIGHlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 39EG Risk 39/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity75% × 45%The EG Score, 7.5 of 10.Exploitation3% × 40%FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.Automatability30% × 15%EchelonGraph's default before algorithm v3.4: CISA had not published Automatable for this CVE.SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 3.0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 87th
- KEV
- Not listed
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
Published
November 13, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (38)
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- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:228Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:230Third Party Advisory
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- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-56.htmlVendor Advisory
- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0976.htmlThird Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0977.htmlThird Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.htmlThird Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32281Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021188Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-319A.htmlThird Party Advisory · US Government Resource
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- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977Third Party Advisory
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- secalert@redhat · CVE Programhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-November/msg00385.htmlThird Party Advisory
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | xulrunner-1.9 (1.9.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | thunderbird (2.0.0.18+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | thunderbird-0:2.0.0.18-1.el5 | 2008-11-20 | redhat |
| redhat | yelp-0:2.16.0-22.el5 | 2008-11-13 | redhat |
| redhat | seamonkey-0:1.0.9-28.el4 | 2008-11-13 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:4.0(4)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| iceape | 1.0.10~pre070720-0etch1 ... 1.0.9-0etch1 (13 versions) |
| — |
| icedove | 1.5.0.10.dfsg1-3 ... 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15b.dfsg1-0etch2 (10 versions) |
| — |
| iceweasel | 2.0.0.10-0etch1 ... 2.0.0.9-2 (32 versions) |
| — |
| xulrunner | 1.8.0.11-2 ... 1.8.0.15~pre080614d-0etch1 (17 versions) |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(5)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)
Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 82 of 114 refreshes on record for this CVE.
A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. 18 repeat rows among the latest 100 are merged into the row they repeat. The 32 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.
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Related CVEs(same product + same vendor + same CWE)
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Same vendor
10 shownredhat:RHSA-2008:0976 · redhat:RHSA-2008:0977
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