CVE-2013-1730

Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 do not properly handle movement of XBL-backed nodes between documents, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (JavaScript compartment mismatch, or assertion failure and application exit) via a crafted web site.

Published: 2013-09-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1730 is rated Moderate Risk (56.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.25%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.52% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1730

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 0.73% 2.25% +1.52%
2 2025-07-09 0.79% 0.73% -0.06%
3 2025-07-04 0.79%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1730

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1730

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1730

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2013-1730: 1 GLSA(s) (201309-23), 6 atom(s) (mail-client/thunderbird, mail-client/thunderbird-bin, www-client/firefox, www-client/firefox-bin, www-client/seamonkey, www-client/seamonkey-bin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1730
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1730
suse medium CVE-2013-1730 severity moderate: SUSE including 82 source package names (MozillaFirefox-140.2.0-160000.1.2, MozillaFirefox-17.0.9esr-0.3.1, …), 110 product×package rows across 37 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (37 product lines)): Fixed 110. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1730/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1730 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (firefox, thunderbird), 10 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 8, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1730

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1730

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla thunderbird <= 17.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey <= 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.10:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.10:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.10:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.15:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.15:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1730

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00055.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00057.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00059.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00060.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00061.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1268.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1269.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2762
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-88.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62473
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1951-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1952-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=851353
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19022
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