CVE-2015-0816 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 66.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6, and Thunderbird before 31.6 do not properly restrict resource: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging the ability to bypass the Same Origin Policy, as demonstrated by the resource: URL associated with PDF.js.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 66.94% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-04-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | thunderbird |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox - 'pdf.js' Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit) | 2015-08-24 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0766.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0771.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3211
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3212
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-33.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73461
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031996
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032000
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2550-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2552-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1144991
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37958/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00006.html
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