The XULDocument.persist function in Mozilla, Firefox before 1.5.0.1, and SeaMonkey before 1.0 does not validate the attribute name, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Javascript by injecting RDF data into the user's localstore.rdf file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0296 is rated Moderate Risk (53.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.20%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2026-03-02 | 42.10% | 41.20% | -0.90% |
| 2 | 2026-02-28 | 41.20% | 42.10% | +0.90% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 41.20% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2006-0296 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (firefox, thunderbird), 6 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 6. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0296 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2006-0296: 3 GLSA(s) (200604-12, 200604-18, 200605-09), 6 atom(s) (mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird, mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin, www-client/mozilla, www-client/mozilla-bin, www-client/mozilla-firefox, www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-0296 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0296 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-0296 medium priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (firefox, firefox-granparadiso, lightning-sunbird, midbrowser, mozilla-thunderbird), 20 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 9, released 6, needs-triage 5. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-0296 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox | 0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 0.9.1 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 0.9.2 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 0.9.3 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 0.10.1 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | firefox | 1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | seamonkey | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | seamonkey | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |