Description
The CheckLoadURI function in Mozilla Firefox 1.8 lists the about: URI as a ChromeProtocol and can be loaded via JavaScript, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by querying the browser's session history.
Published: 2007-02-26
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-1113 The CheckLoadURI function in Mozilla Firefox 1.8 lists the about: URI as a ChromeProtocol and can be loaded via JavaScript, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by querying the browser's session history.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:43:22.577Z

Reserved: 2007-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-1116

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-26T23:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-1116

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