Mozilla Firefox 41 Reader Mode Content Security Policy cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 41 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Reader Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Content Security Policy). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 11/03/2015 as MFSA 2015-11 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-4518 since 06/10/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86955 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (9d04936c-75f1-4a2c-9ade-4c1708be5df9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168223 (OpenSuSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nspr, (openSUSE-SU-2015:1942-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (107792), Tenable (86955), SecurityFocus (BID 77412†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54168†).
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CPE 2.3
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Name: Content Security PolicyClass: Cross site scripting / Content Security Policy
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 86955
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (9d04936c-75f1-4a2c-9ade-4c1708be5df9)
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OpenVAS ID: 803059
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov15 (Windows)
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Timeline
06/10/2015 🔍11/03/2015 🔍
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11/04/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2015-11
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4518 (🔍)
X-Force: 107792 - Mozilla Firefox Reader mode security bypass
SecurityFocus: 77412
SecurityTracker: 1034069
Vulnerability Center: 54168 - Mozilla Firefox before 42 Remote XSS via CSP Protections - CVE-2015-4518, Medium
Entry
Created: 11/04/2015 11:09Updated: 06/26/2022 09:05
Changes: 11/04/2015 11:09 (57), 03/10/2018 11:46 (19), 06/26/2022 09:05 (4)
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