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CVE-2009-2472

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during...

4.3 Medium

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

Exploit likelihood

2.24%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

Record
CVE-2009-2472
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

Record
CVE-2009-2472
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2467 No score

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

Record
EUVD-2009-2467
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwvm-8xx6-229v No score

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during...

Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12 does not always use XPCCrossOriginWrapper when required during object construction, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document, related to a "cross origin wrapper bypass."

Record
GHSA-xwvm-8xx6-229v
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xulrunner
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 1.9.0.12-0lenny1, plus listed versions
1.9.0.10-11.9.0.11-0lenny11.9.0.11-11.9.0.5-11.9.0.6-1
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1.9.0.7-0lenny11.9.0.7-0lenny21.9.0.7-11.9.0.8-11.9.0.9-0lenny21.9.0.9-1
1.9.0.12-0lenny1
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el4
0:3.0.12-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el4
0:3.0.12-1.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el4
0:3.0.12-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el4
0:3.0.12-1.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el4
0:3.0.12-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el4
0:3.0.12-1.el4
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el4
0:3.0.12-1.el4
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el4
0:3.0.12-1.el4
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
xulrunner-devel-unstable
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
0:3.0.12-1.el5_3
xulrunner
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
xulrunner-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
xulrunner-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
xulrunner-devel-unstable
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3
0:1.9.0.12-1.el5_3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-2472 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published July 22, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.24%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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