{"cve":"CVE-2005-1477","nvd":{"published":"2005-05-09T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:13:07.043","status":"Modified","description":"The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org, to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system when combined with vulnerabilities such as CVE-2005-1476, as demonstrated using a javascript: URL as the package icon and a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on a vulnerable whitelist site.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt","http://greyhatsecurity.org/firefox.htm","http://greyhatsecurity.org/vulntests/ffrc.htm","http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111553138007647&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111556301530553&w=2"],"products":["mozilla:firefox"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:39:29.870204089+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-1477","score":0.1524,"percentile":0.96763,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}