Unscored severity · published May 2, 2005
CVE-2005-1157
Firefox before 1.0.3, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to replace existing search plugins with malicious ones using sidebar.addSearchEngine and…
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CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Firefox before 1.0.3, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.7, and Netscape 7.2 allows remote attackers to replace existing search plugins with malicious ones using sidebar.addSearchEngine and the same filename as the target engine, which may not be displayed in the GUI, which could then be used to execute malicious script, aka "Firesearching 2."
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
0.8; 0.9; 0.9; 0.9.1; 0.9.2; 0.9.3; +5 more · source: NVD
MO
Mozilla · Mozilla
1.3; 1.4; 1.4; 1.4.1; 1.5; 1.5; +17 more · source: NVD
NA
Navigator · Netscape
7.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1157
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1157
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/14938
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/14992
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/14996
Exploit
http://www.mikx.de/firesearching/
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-38.html
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