CVE-2015-0798 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2015-0798?

CVE-2015-0798 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 8 Apr 2015. 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

The Reader mode feature in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0.1 on Android, and Desktop Firefox pre-release, does not properly handle privileged URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging the ability to bypass the Same Origin Policy.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0798?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0798?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-0798 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9245-f8m8-7x9w.