CVE-2010-1215 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges in Firefox and Thunderbird by exploiting improper SafeJSObjectWrapper access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-1215?

CVE-2010-1215 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 30 Jul 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.7 and Thunderbird 3.1.x before 3.1.1 do not properly implement access to a content object through a SafeJSObjectWrapper (aka SJOW) wrapper, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging "access to an object from the chrome scope."

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1215?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1215?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2010-1215 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qpxw-xx5g-34gg.

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