CVE-2015-5961

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5961
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-08 00:59:00 UTC
Updated2015-08-21 16:30:00 UTC
DescriptionThe COPPA error page in the Accounts setup dialog in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.2 embeds content from an external web server URL into the System process, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by spoofing that server.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Mozilla Firefox Os All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Access Denied CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
COPPA error screen in FxAccounts signup allows loading arbitrary web content into B2G root process — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org
Mozilla Firefox OS Same Origin Policy Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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