CVE-2015-5236

icedtea-web: SOP checks based on codebase and not applet origin

Published Jul 7, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5232 It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:41 AM
Reserved
Jul 1, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 7, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:28 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 11, 2021, 12:00 AM