5.0
MEDIUM
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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:23 a.m.

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.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-0798 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android
1 Mozilla firefox
1 Oracle solaris
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
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).

None

Updated: 5 years, 6 months ago
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Born at : June 6, 2019, 6:57 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

Some of my security stuff and vulnerabilities. Nothing advanced. More to come.

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Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : June 4, 2019, 10:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-43.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032029
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147597
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
  • 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
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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.

0.26 }} -0.04%

score

0.65166

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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