CVE-2014-1561

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 does not properly restrict use of drag-and-drop events to spoof customization events, which allows remote attackers to alter the placement of UI icons via crafted JavaScript code that is encountered during (1) page, (2) panel, or (3) toolbar customization.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.75% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910375 issue tracking
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-60.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1000514 issue tracking
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030619 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/60628 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59760 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1561?
CVE-2014-1561 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1561?
To fix CVE-2014-1561, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1561 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1561 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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