CVE-2014-8636
Description
The XrayWrapper implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 does not properly interact with a DOM object that has a named getter, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Mozilla Firefox - Proxy Prototype Privileged JavaScript Injection (Metasploit)
Metasploit modules
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130972/Firefox-Proxy-Prototype-Privileged-Javascript-Injection.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62242
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62250
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62446
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62790
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-09.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72041
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=987794
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/03/23/r7-2015-04-disclosure-mozilla-firefox-proxy-prototype-rce-cve-2014-8636
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99964
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130972/Firefox-Proxy-Prototype-Privileged-Javascript-Injection.html
CWEs
CWE-94
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.