# CVE-2015-5960: Auth bypass in n/a

> Physically proximate attackers can bypass pass-code protection to access USB Mass Storage volumes on Firefox OS devices.

- **Severity:** Low 1.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g8gv-c9mg-4wv9

## What is CVE-2015-5960?

CVE-2015-5960 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the pass-code protection mechanism and access USB Mass Storage (UMS) media volumes by using the USB interface for a mount operation.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5960?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mozilla Firefox Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5960 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-5960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-8511](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8511/): Race condition in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2015-8510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8510/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2015-5962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5962/): Integer overflow in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2015-8512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8512/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2015-2744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2744/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5960 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-5960 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5960/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5960/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5960
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5960
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5960

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5960/
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