CVE-2015-0816 is a vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox (before 37.0, ESR 31.x before 31.6) and Thunderbird (before 31.6) that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges. This is due to improper restriction of resource: URLs, enabling a bypass of the Same Origin Policy, notably via PDF.js. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for impact on integrity. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available, including a Metasploit module, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 31.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 36.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 31.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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