ID CVE-2005-0145
Summary Firefox before 1.0 does not properly distinguish between user-generated and synthetic click events, which allows remote attackers to use Javascript to bypass the file download prompt when the user uses the Alt-click feature.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 2.6 (as of 11-10-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK HIGH NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE PARTIAL NONE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
oval via4
accepted 2007-05-09T16:10:48.015-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Robert L. Hollis
    organization ThreatGuard, Inc.
  • name Matthew Wojcik
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Jonathan Baker
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Jonathan Baker
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Jonathan Baker
    organization The MITRE Corporation
description Firefox before 1.0 does not properly distinguish between user-generated and synthetic click events, which allows remote attackers to use Javascript to bypass the file download prompt when the user uses the Alt-click feature.
family windows
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100051
status accepted
submitted 2005-08-16T12:00:00.000-04:00
title Firefox Script-generated Download Prompt Bypass
version 6
refmap via4
bid 12407
confirm
xf mozilla-script-click-event-bypass(19170)
Last major update 11-10-2017 - 01:29
Published 24-01-2005 - 05:00
Last modified 11-10-2017 - 01:29
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