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CVE-2009-0253

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 2.53% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-01-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It affects Firefox. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2009-0253
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
2.53%
Firefox

Original NVD Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5 allows remote attackers to trick a user into visiting an arbitrary URL via an onclick action that moves a crafted element to the current mouse position, related to a "Status Bar Obfuscation" and "Clickjacking" attack.