CVE-2015-0798
Mozilla Firefox Chrome Privilege Escalation
Description
The Reader mode feature in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0.1 on Android, and Desktop Firefox pre-release, does not properly handle privileged 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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 8, 2015, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 7, 2016, 1:36 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-0798 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-0798.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-43.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032029 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147597 | Issue Tracking |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-0798 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-0798 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:37.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:37.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032029 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032029 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147597 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147597 Issue Tracking -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 14, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032029 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 08, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:37.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) OR cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Changed Reference Type http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-43.html No Types Assigned http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-43.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 08, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-0798 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-0798
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.30 }} 0.00%
score
0.64658
percentile