CWE Code: 94
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 5.1
CWE Name:  Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Summary: mozilla firefox 3.x before 3.0.4 assigns chrome privileges to a file: uri when it is accessed in the same tab from a chrome or privileged about: page, which makes it easier for user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary javascript with chrome privileges via malicious code in a file that has already been saved on the local system.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2008-11-13
Last Modified Date: 2017-09-29