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CVE-2015-0818 json

Mozilla Firefox before 36.0.4, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.5.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.33.1 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin…

published 2015-03-24 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-0831

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.2%
EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Mozilla Firefox before 36.0.4, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.5.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.33.1 allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via vectors involving SVG hash navigation.

Patch / fix

  • firefox Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0818

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • firefox RHEL 5 31.5.3-1.el5_11
  • firefox RHEL 6 31.5.3-1.el6_6
  • firefox RHEL 7 31.5.3-3.el7_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0718

  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 31.5.3esr-27.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:0630-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-0818 updated cvss 6.8

Mozilla: Privilege escalation through SVG navigation (MFSA 2015-28)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox 31.5.3-1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 31.5.3-3.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 31.5.3-3.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox 31.5.3-1.el5_11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 31.5.3-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 31.5.3-1.el6_6
    +9 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 31.5.3-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 31.5.3-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 31.5.3-3.el7_1, firefox 31.5.3-3.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 31.5.3-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 31.5.3-3.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 31.5.3-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 31.5.3-3.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 31.5.3-1.el6_6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 31.5.3-3.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0718
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 thunderbird Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 thunderbird
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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