Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird 17.x through 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x through 17.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an e-mail message containing a data: URL in an IFRAME element, a related issue to CVE-2014-2018.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | thunderbird | 24.2.0-1.el6_5 | RHSA-2013:1823 |
| RHEL 5 | thunderbird | 24.2.0-2.el5_10 | RHSA-2013:1823 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 24.2.0-2.el5_10 | RHSA-2013:1823 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Mozilla Thunderbird 17.0.6 - Input Validation Filter Bypass EDB-31223 · dos · Jan 27, 2014
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2013:1823 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- USN-2119-1 vendor-advisory
- 20140127 Mozilla Bug Bounty #5 - WireTap Remote Web Vulnerability mailing-list
- 102566 vdb-entry
- 1029773 vdb-entry
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-14.html
- VU#863369 third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124965/Mozilla-Thunderbird-Filter-Bypass.html
- 1029774 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=868267