| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox 35. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Caja Compiler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0820. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Mozilla Firefox 35 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Caja Compiler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.
The weakness was disclosed 02/24/2015 by Jan de Mooij as MFSA 2015-27 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0820 since 01/07/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. 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 T1068.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81588 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (99029172-8253-407d-9d8b-2cfeab9abf81)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167676 (OpenSuSE Security Update for seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2015:0570-1)).
Upgrading to version 36 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 (101076), Tenable (81588), SecurityFocus (BID 72757†), SecurityTracker (ID 1031791†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48783†). The entries VDB-69213, VDB-69214, VDB-69215 and VDB-69216 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 81588
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (99029172-8253-407d-9d8b-2cfeab9abf81)
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OpenVAS ID: 803420
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Mar15 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 36
Timeline
01/07/2015 🔍02/24/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2015-27
Researcher: Jan de Mooij
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0820 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69212
X-Force: 101076 - Mozilla Firefox Caja Compiler security bypass
SecurityFocus: 72757 - Mozilla Firefox Caja Compiler CVE-2015-0820 Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031791 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service, Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 48783 - Mozilla Firefox <36.0 and SeaMonkey <2.33 Remote Security Bypass of Caja Compiler Sandbox via JavaScript Objects, Medium
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Entry
Created: 02/25/2015 11:54Updated: 03/10/2022 17:06
Changes: 02/25/2015 11:54 (73), 06/21/2017 10:49 (9), 03/10/2022 16:58 (3), 03/10/2022 17:06 (1)
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