A same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using the Javascript location property to cause a redirec
A same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using the Javascript location property to cause a redirection to another site using performance.getEntries(). This is a same-origin policy violation and could allow for data theft. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.4, Firefox ESR < 60.4, and Firefox < 64.
- Published
- Feb 28, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.5% · 74th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-346
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Report tools
Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
| mozilla | thunderbird | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- canonical ubuntu linux18.04
- canonical ubuntu linux18.10
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- mozilla firefoxbefore 60.4.0
- mozilla firefoxbefore 64.0
- mozilla thunderbirdbefore 60.4.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server6.0
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux server tus7.6
- redhat enterprise linux workstation6.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mozilla). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Mozilla Firefox
- unspecified and later · before 64affected
Mozilla Firefox ESR
- unspecified and later · before 60.4affected
Mozilla Thunderbird
- unspecified and later · before 60.4affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | before 60.4.0esr-1 | 60.4.0esr-1 |
| Debian:12 | thunderbird | before 1:60.4.0-1 | 1:60.4.0-1 |
| Debian:8 | firefox-esr | before 60.4.0esr-1~deb8u1 | 60.4.0esr-1~deb8u1 |
| Debian:8 | thunderbird | before 1:60.4.0-1~deb8u1 | 1:60.4.0-1~deb8u1 |
| Debian:9 | firefox-esr | before 60.4.0esr-1~deb9u1 | 60.4.0esr-1~deb9u1 |
| Debian:9 | thunderbird | before 1:60.4.0-1~deb9u1 | 1:60.4.0-1~deb9u1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox | before 0:60.4.0-1.el6 | 0:60.4.0-1.el6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:60.4.0-1.el6 | 0:60.4.0-1.el6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird | before 0:60.4.0-1.el6 | 0:60.4.0-1.el6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:60.4.0-1.el6 | 0:60.4.0-1.el6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox | before 0:60.4.0-1.el7 | 0:60.4.0-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:60.4.0-1.el7 | 0:60.4.0-1.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | thunderbird | before 0:60.4.0-1.el7_6 | 0:60.4.0-1.el7_6 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:60.4.0-1.el7_6 | 0:60.4.0-1.el7_6 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | mozilla-nspr | before 4.20-3.3.2 | 4.20-3.3.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | mozilla-nss | before 3.40.1-3.7.2 | 3.40.1-3.7.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | MozillaFirefox | before 60.4.0-3.21.1 | 60.4.0-3.21.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 | MozillaThunderbird | before 60.5.0-3.20.2 | 60.5.0-3.20.2 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | mozilla-nspr | before 4.20-19.6.1 | 4.20-19.6.1 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | mozilla-nss | before 3.40.1-58.18.1 | 3.40.1-58.18.1 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | MozillaFirefox | before 60.4.0esr-109.55.1 | 60.4.0esr-109.55.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 | MozillaThunderbird | before 60.5.1-79.1 | 60.5.1-79.1 |
Same product
mozilla: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2010-3765Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before 3.1.6 and 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and SeaMonkey 2.x befKEV94Now
- CVE-2019-11708Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxeKEV87Now
- CVE-2015-4495The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypassKEV86Now
- CVE-2013-1690Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properKEV86Now
- CVE-2019-17026Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion.KEV79This week
- CVE-2024-9680An attacker was able to achieve code execution in the content process by exploiting a use-after-free in Animation timelines.KEV76This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:firefox-esr | 60.4.0esr-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:thunderbird | 1:60.4.0-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox | 0:60.4.0-1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox-debuginfo | 0:60.4.0-1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird | 0:60.4.0-1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo | 0:60.4.0-1.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mozilla-nspr | 4.20-3.3.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mozilla-nss | 3.40.1-3.7.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox | 60.4.0-3.21.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaThunderbird | 60.5.0-3.20.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-346 · Origin Validation ErrorCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking)CAPEC-111likelihood: High · High
- Cache PoisoningCAPEC-141likelihood: High · High
- DNS Cache PoisoningCAPEC-142likelihood: High · High
- Exploit Script-Based APIsCAPEC-160Medium
- Exploitation of Trusted IdentifiersCAPEC-21likelihood: High · High
- Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-MiddleCAPEC-384Low
- Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API ManipulationCAPEC-385Medium
- Application API Navigation RemappingCAPEC-386Medium
ATT&CK techniques
- Access Token ManipulationT1134
- Access Token Manipulation:Token Impersonation/TheftT1134.001
- Steal Application Access TokenT1528
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Use Alternate Authentication Material:Web Session CookieT1550.004
- Adversary-in-the-Middle: ARP Cache PoisoningT1557.002
- Compromise Infrastructure: DNS ServerT1584.002
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106168
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3831
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3833
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0159
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0160
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487964
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00002.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04
- usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/
- usn.ubuntu.com/3868-1/
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4354
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4362
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-30/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-31/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.