What is the severity of CVE-2015-7215?

CVE-2015-7215 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for information disclosure.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7215?

To fix CVE-2015-7215, upgrade to a version of Mozilla Firefox higher than 42.0 or apply any available patches for affected operating systems.

Which applications are affected by CVE-2015-7215?

CVE-2015-7215 affects Mozilla Firefox versions up to 42.0 and certain versions of Fedora and openSUSE.

What kind of attacks can exploit CVE-2015-7215?

CVE-2015-7215 can be exploited by remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and potentially disclose sensitive information.

Is CVE-2015-7215 still a risk for users?

CVE-2015-7215 poses a risk primarily to users of outdated versions of Firefox or affected operating systems that have not been updated.

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CVE-2015-7215

medium

CWE

200

16/12/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-7215: Infoleak

First published: Wed Dec 16 2015(Updated: )

The importScripts function in the Web Workers API implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy by triggering use of the no-cors mode in the fetch API to attempt resource access that throws an exception, leading to information disclosure after a rethrow.

Credit: security@mozilla.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Fedoraproject Fedora	=22
Fedoraproject Fedora	=23
openSUSE	=42.1
openSUSE	=13.1
openSUSE	=13.2
Mozilla Firefox	<=42.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7215?
CVE-2015-7215 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for information disclosure.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7215?
To fix CVE-2015-7215, upgrade to a version of Mozilla Firefox higher than 42.0 or apply any available patches for affected operating systems.
Which applications are affected by CVE-2015-7215?
CVE-2015-7215 affects Mozilla Firefox versions up to 42.0 and certain versions of Fedora and openSUSE.
What kind of attacks can exploit CVE-2015-7215?
CVE-2015-7215 can be exploited by remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and potentially disclose sensitive information.
Is CVE-2015-7215 still a risk for users?
CVE-2015-7215 poses a risk primarily to users of outdated versions of Firefox or affected operating systems that have not been updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7215?
CVE-2015-7215 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for information disclosure.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7215?
To fix CVE-2015-7215, upgrade to a version of Mozilla Firefox higher than 42.0 or apply any available patches for affected operating systems.
Which applications are affected by CVE-2015-7215?
CVE-2015-7215 affects Mozilla Firefox versions up to 42.0 and certain versions of Fedora and openSUSE.
What kind of attacks can exploit CVE-2015-7215?
CVE-2015-7215 can be exploited by remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and potentially disclose sensitive information.
Is CVE-2015-7215 still a risk for users?
CVE-2015-7215 poses a risk primarily to users of outdated versions of Firefox or affected operating systems that have not been updated.