CVE-2015-0802

Public Exploit

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 relies on docshell type information instead of page principal information for Window.webidl access control, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via certain content navigation that leverages the reachability of a privileged window with an unintended persistence of access to restricted internal methods.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 79.36% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.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=1124898
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031996 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-42.html vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37958/ exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2550-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00003.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0802?
CVE-2015-0802 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0802?
To fix CVE-2015-0802, 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-2015-0802 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-0802 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~79% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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