CVE-2015-4483 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can bypass mixed-content protection in Firefox via feed URLs in POST requests, requiring user interaction.

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-2015-4483?

CVE-2015-4483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 16 Aug 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 40.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a mixed-content protection mechanism via a feed: URL in a POST request.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4483?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4483?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-4483 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4483 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9xhj-7vhh-97qx, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4483.

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