CVE-2015-5236 Security feature bypass in Icedtea-web
Attackers can bypass Same Origin Policy restrictions in IcedTea-Web by spoofing the applet codebase attribute, allowing unauthorized cross-origin access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5236?
CVE-2015-5236 is a high-severity vulnerability in Icedtea-web, published on 7 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5236?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Icedtea-Web Project Icedtea-Web.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5236?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5236 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-5236 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5236 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Icedtea-web
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5236, GHSA-f95f-r783-xxx3, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5236.