CVE-2014-8636 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 64.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly interact with a DOM object that has a named getter, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via unspecified vectors.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 64.76% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-01-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | seamonkey |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox - Proxy Prototype Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit) | 2015-03-24 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130972/Firefox-Proxy-Prototype-Privileged-Javascript-Injection.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62242
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62250
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62446
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62790
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-09.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72041
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=987794
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/03/23/r7-2015-04-disclosure-mozilla-firefox-proxy-prototype-rce-cve-2014-8636
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99964
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html
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