CVE-2008-6961

N/A Unknown
Published: August 13, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

mailnews in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.18 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.13, when JavaScript is enabled in mail, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the recipient, or comments in forwarded mail, via script that reads the (1) .documentURI or (2) .textContent DOM properties.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-59.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32363
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021247
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458883
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46734
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32715
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-59.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32363
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021247
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458883
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46734
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

mozilla

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