Mozilla Firefox 28.0 on Android SD Card File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Mozilla Firefox 28.0 on Android. This impacts an unknown function of the component SD Card File Handler. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-1515. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 28.0 on Android (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component SD Card File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Mozilla Firefox before 28.0.1 on Android processes a file: URL by copying a local file onto the SD card, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from the Firefox profile directory via a crafted application.

The weakness was disclosed 03/25/2014 by Roee Hay as MFSA2014-33 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-1515 since 01/16/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592. The advisory points out:

[A] hyperlink using the file: protocol on Firefox for Android could link to a local file in the Firefox profile directory. If a user selected this link on their device, the linked file would be copied to the SD card without prompting. This SD card location is world readable leading to a potential information disclosure of files in the Firefox profile through a malicious application.

Upgrading to version 28.0.1 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 (92022), SecurityFocus (BID 66393†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43746†). bugzilla.mozilla.org is providing further details. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 28.0.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-33
Researcher: Roee Hay
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1515 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1515
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12692

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X-Force: 92022 - Mozilla Firefox on Android SD card information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 66393 - Mozilla Firefox for Android 'file' Protocol Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 43746 - Mozilla Firefox <28.0.1 on Android Local Information Leakage Vulnerability by Creating a Link to SD Card, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2014 09:06
Updated: 05/09/2026 00:16
Changes: 03/27/2014 09:06 (69), 05/24/2017 09:17 (3), 05/09/2026 00:16 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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