# CVE-2015-2714: Information disclosure in n/a

> A malicious local application can read sensitive URL data from Firefox logs on Android, exposing user browsing information.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g2r3-r98c-7g53

## What is CVE-2015-2714?

CVE-2015-2714 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 May 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 on Android does not properly restrict writing URL data to the Android logging system, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that has a required permission for reading a log, as demonstrated by the READ_LOGS permission for the mixed-content violation log on Android 4.0 and earlier.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2714?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mozilla Firefox.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-2714?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2714 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-2714 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

- [CVE-2019-11708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11708/): Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Sandbox Escape (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-3765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3765/): Mozilla Multiple Products Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26486/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-26485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26485/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-11707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11707/): Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-2714 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-2714 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 May 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2714 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2714/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2714/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2714
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2714
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2714

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