# CVE-2005-4809: Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 and possibly other versions, including Mozilla and Thunderbird, allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the Status

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-08-30 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 and possibly other versions, including Mozilla and Thunderbird, allows remote attackers to spoof the URL in the Status Bar via an A HREF tag that contains a TABLE tag that contains another A tag.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19540
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14568
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12798
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013423
- http://www.osvdb.org/14885
- http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111073068631287&w=2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0260
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25221

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