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CVE-2015-4495

Mozilla Firefox Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Mozilla FirefoxApplications & CMS
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
8.8High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 25 May 2022CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)68.6%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
Federal deadline15 Jun 2022Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.

Timeline

  1. 8 Aug 2015, 00:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 15 Aug 2015Exploit code publicExploit-DB
  3. 25 May 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 2

  • Auxiliary moduleFirefox PDF.js Browser File TheftMetasploit
  • Local exploitMozilla Firefox < 39.03 - 'pdf.js' Same Origin Policy 15 Aug 2015Exploit-DB

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Description

Moxilla Firefox allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy to read arbitrary files or gain privileges.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • n/aaffected: n/aCVE List

References 7