Vulnerability Report

CVE-2015-4495

CISA KEV Active

Title: Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2015-4495

CWE Category CWE-346
Published Date Aug 08, 2015
Modified Date Apr 22, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 8.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
71.57%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2015-4495: The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and read arbitrary files or gain privileges, via vectors involving crafted JavaScript code and a native setter, as exploited in the wild in August 2015.

Impacted Vendors

M
mozilla 1
S
suse 1

Reference Links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-78.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2707-1 https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/ https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178058 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179262 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/ http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00009.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00010.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00016.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1581.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-78.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76249 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033216 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2707-1 https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2015/08/06/firefox-exploit-found-in-the-wild/ https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1178058 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1179262 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772/ https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-4495
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity HIGH
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2015-4495 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37772
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.