CVE-2015-4483

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a mixed-content protection mechanism via a feed: URL in a POST request.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-86.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76510 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1148732 issue tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4483?
CVE-2015-4483 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4483?
To fix CVE-2015-4483, 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-2015-4483 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-4483 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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