Description
By using XSL Transforms, a malicious webserver could have served a user an XSL document that would continue to execute JavaScript (within the bounds of the same-origin policy) even after the tab was closed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified – < 97 | 97 |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | firefox | 97.0+build2-0ubuntu1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | firefox | 97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | USN-5284-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | firefox | 97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | USN-5284-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 97.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11837-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | librewolf | 97.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | firefox +1 | 97.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | firefox +1 | 97.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | firefox +1 | 97.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | firefox | 97.0-r0 | — |
Advisories 4
- USN-5284-1 firefox vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11837-1 MozillaFirefox-97.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-0838 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 3, 2023