CVE-2015-2718 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

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.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rp4p-cp68-c8c4, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2718.

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