CVE-2015-0807 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass CORS checks and conduct CSRF attacks via crafted websites in Firefox and Thunderbird.
- 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-2015-0807?
CVE-2015-0807 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 1 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 navigator.sendBeacon implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6, and Thunderbird before 31.6 processes HTTP 30x status codes for redirects after a preflight request has occurred, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended CORS access-control checks and conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via a crafted web site, a similar issue to CVE-2014-8638.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0807?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0807?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-0807 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0807 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h77x-2hj5-ggjw, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0807.