CVE-2015-4478: Infoleak
First published: Sun Aug 16 2015(Updated: )
Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 do not impose certain ECMAScript 6 requirements on JavaScript object properties, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via the reviver parameter to the JSON.parse method.
Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | =12.04 | |
| Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
| Ubuntu | =15.04 | |
| openSUSE | =13.1 | |
| openSUSE | =13.2 | |
| Firefox | <=39.0.3 | |
| Firefox | =38.0 | |
| Firefox | =38.0.1 | |
| Firefox | =38.0.5 | |
| Firefox | =38.1.0 | |
| Firefox ESR | =38.0 | |
| Firefox ESR | =38.0.1 | |
| Firefox ESR | =38.0.5 | |
| Firefox ESR | =38.1.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-08/msg00031.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1586.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3333
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-82.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033247
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2702-3
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1105914
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2015-4478?
CVE-2015-4478 has a medium severity level due to its potential to bypass the Same Origin Policy.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4478?
To fix CVE-2015-4478, upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 40.0 or later, or Firefox ESR 38.2 or later.
What software is affected by CVE-2015-4478?
CVE-2015-4478 affects specific versions of Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Ubuntu 12.04, 14.04, 15.04, and openSUSE 13.1 and 13.2.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2015-4478?
CVE-2015-4478 is a Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to resources.
How can attackers exploit CVE-2015-4478?
Attackers can exploit CVE-2015-4478 by using the reviver parameter in the JSON.parse method to bypass security restrictions.
- agent/type
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/event
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/author
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/source
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- vendor/canonical
- canonical/ubuntu
- version/ubuntu/12.04
- version/ubuntu/14.04
- version/ubuntu/15.04
- vendor/opensuse
- canonical/opensuse
- version/opensuse/13.1
- version/opensuse/13.2
- vendor/mozilla
- canonical/firefox
- version/firefox/39.0.3
- version/firefox/38.0
- version/firefox/38.0.1
- version/firefox/38.0.5
- version/firefox/38.1.0
- canonical/firefox esr
- version/firefox esr/38.0
- version/firefox esr/38.0.1
- version/firefox esr/38.0.5
- version/firefox esr/38.1.0