CVE-2015-2718 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Same Origin Policy to steal sensitive webchannel data via a crafted website, affecting Firefox users.
- 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-2015-2718?
CVE-2015-2718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 14 May 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 WebChannel.jsm module in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive webchannel-response data via a crafted web site containing an IFRAME element referencing a different web site that is intended to read this data.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2718?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2718?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-2718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rp4p-cp68-c8c4, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2718.