CVE-2015-0816
Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6, and Thunderbird before 31.6 do not properly restrict resource: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging the…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 65.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6, and Thunderbird before 31.6 do not properly restrict resource: URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging the ability to bypass the Same Origin Policy, as demonstrated by the resource: URL associated with PDF.js.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 65.53% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 24 August 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
EPSS moved from 65.5% on 22 October 2026 to 65.5% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0766.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0771.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3211
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3212
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-33.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73461
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031996
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032000
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2550-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2552-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1144991
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37958/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0766.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0771.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3211
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3212
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-33.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73461
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031996
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.