CVE-2009-3008
K-Meleon 1.5.3 allows context-dependent attackers to spoof the address bar, via window.open with a relative URI, to show an arbitrary file: URL after a victim has visited any file: URL, as demonstrated by a visit to a file: document written by the attacker.
Published:Aug 28, 2009
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Aug 28, 2009
EPSS Score:0.0025
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Christophe Thibault
Product
K-meleon
Christophe Thibault
K-meleon
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
