CVE-2015-0802
mediumpriority · attend · 53EPSS 0.659 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
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- EDB-37958Mozilla Firefox - 'pdf.js' Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (8)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (19)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-42.htmlcnnvd
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1124898cnnvd
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-42/Patchcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00003.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-42.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031996enisa_euvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2550-1enisa_euvd
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