CVE-2015-4518

Mozilla: CSP bypass due to permissive Reader mode whitelist (MFSA 2015-118)

Published Nov 5, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Reader View implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 has an improper whitelist, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors involving SVG animations and the about:reader URL.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-4538 The Reader View implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 has an improper whitelist, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection mechanism and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors involving SVG animations and the about:reader URL.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2785-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History

No history.

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:18 AM
Reserved
Jun 10, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 5, 2015, 5:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:27 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 4, 2015, 12:00 AM