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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-1510

The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using an IDL fragment to…

EXPLOIT ✓CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 82.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.2%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using an IDL fragment to trigger a window.open call.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
82.21% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 August 2014
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-269
Affected
mozilla/firefox · mozilla/seamonkey · mozilla/thunderbird · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · suse/suse linux enterprise software development kit · opensuse/opensuse · suse/suse linux enterprise desktop · suse/suse linux enterprise server
Source
security@mozilla.org
EPSS trend
0%43%85%4 November 2026: 82.21%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 82.2% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-34448source ↗Mozilla Firefox - WebIDL Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit)multiple · Metasploitremote28 August 2014yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.