First published: Thu Nov 05 2015(Updated: )
Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 improperly control the ability of a web worker to create a WebSocket object, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended mixed-content restrictions via crafted JavaScript code.
Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Firefox | <=41.0.2 | |
Firefox | =38.0 | |
Firefox | =38.0.1 | |
Firefox | =38.0.5 | |
Firefox | =38.1.0 | |
Firefox | =38.1.1 | |
Firefox | =38.2.0 | |
Firefox | =38.2.1 | |
Firefox | =38.3.0 | |
Firefox ESR | =38.0 | |
Firefox ESR | =38.0.1 | |
Firefox ESR | =38.0.5 | |
Firefox ESR | =38.1.0 | |
Firefox ESR | =38.1.1 | |
Firefox ESR | =38.2.0 | |
Firefox ESR | =38.2.1 | |
Firefox ESR | =38.3.0 |
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The severity of CVE-2015-7197 is classified as moderate, allowing remote attackers to bypass mixed-content restrictions.
To fix CVE-2015-7197, update Mozilla Firefox to version 42.0 or later, or Firefox ESR to version 38.4 or later.
CVE-2015-7197 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 42.0 and Firefox ESR versions before 38.4.
Yes, CVE-2015-7197 can affect web applications that rely on WebSocket due to improper content restrictions.
The potential impacts of CVE-2015-7197 include security breaches where attackers can execute malicious JavaScript in the user's browser.