Mozilla Firefox 42 Data/View information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox 42 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Data/View. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.5 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via data: and view-source: URIs.

The weakness was disclosed 12/15/2015 by Tsubasa Iinuma (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as MFSA2015-149 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-7214 since 09/16/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

Security researcher Tsubasa Iinuma reported a mechanism to violate same-origin policy to content using data: and view-soure: URIs to confuse protections and bypass restrictions. This resulted in the ability to read data from cross-site URLs and local files.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87425 (CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:2657)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157094 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2016-0001)).

Upgrading to version 43 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 Tenable (87425), SecurityFocus (BID 79279†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55292†).

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 87425
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 / 7 : firefox (CESA-2015:2657)
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OpenVAS ID: 703422
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3422-1 (iceweasel - security update)
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Upgrade: Firefox 43

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2015-149
Researcher: Tsubasa Iinuma (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7214 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 79279 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034426
Vulnerability Center: 55292 - Mozilla Firefox before 43 and Firefox ESR before 38.5 Remote Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2015-7214, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2015 11:41 AM
Updated: 07/01/2022 09:15 AM
Changes: 12/16/2015 11:41 AM (71), 05/15/2018 09:09 AM (13), 07/01/2022 09:15 AM (3)
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Cache ID: 98:C4F:40

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