CVE-2015-4476 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can spoof address bar attributes in Firefox for Android by tricking users into pasting URLs with nonstandard schemes, bypassing SSL indicators.
- 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-2015-4476?
CVE-2015-4476 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 24 Sep 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
Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 on Android allows user-assisted remote attackers to spoof address-bar attributes by leveraging lack of navigation after a paste of a URL with a nonstandard scheme, as demonstrated by spoofing an SSL attribute.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4476?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4476?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-4476 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4476 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jj3v-jj5r-gj49.