CVE-2002-2436

Exp

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 4.0, Thunderbird before 3.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.1 does not properly handle the :visited pseudo-class, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about visited web pages via a crafted HTML document, a related issue to CVE-2010-2264.

Published: 2011-12-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2436 is rated Exploit Available (55.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.17%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-2436

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2436

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.33% 1.17% +0.84%
2 2025-03-30 0.39% 0.33% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.39% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2436

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-2436

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2436

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox <= 3.6.24 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.5.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.17 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.18 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.19 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.21 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.22 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 3.6.23 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird <= 3.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 3.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2436

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