CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2264

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in Firefox before version 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to steal sensitive information by opening a malicious link in the sidebar using the _search target, then injecting script into other pages via a data: URL.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can steal confidential user data, such as passwords or session cookies, by taking control of the content of other pages displayed in the browser.

Recommendation

Immediately update Firefox to version 1.0.5 or later, which eliminates this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Firefox before 1.0.5 allows remote attackers to steal sensitive information by opening a malicious link in the Firefox sidebar using the _search target, then injecting script into other pages via a data: URL.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS