Mozilla: Security bypass of PDF.js checks using iframes (MFSA 2013-99)
Published Oct 30, 2013
8.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.94%
Description
PDF.js in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0 and Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.1 does not properly handle the appending of an IFRAME element, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using this element within an embedded PDF object.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- ≤ 24.0
- 19.0
- 19.0.1
- 19.0.2
- 20.0
- 20.0.1
- 21.0
- 22.0
- 23.0
- 23.0.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of firefox and thunderbird as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02937) | 86.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.94% (0.02937) | 85.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00922) | 73.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.70% (0.02700) | 76.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00922) | 74.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.15% (0.01146) | 85.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 1.15% (0.01146) | 84.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 1.15% (0.01146) | 82.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 1.35% (0.01349) | 84.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.34% (0.01340) | 83.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-99.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5598 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=920515 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1023842 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5598
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19133 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5598
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00006.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-99.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5598 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=920515 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1023842 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5598 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19133 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5598 |
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