Mozilla: XrayWrapper bypass through DOM objects (MFSA 2015-09)
Published Jan 14, 2015
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 64.76%
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.
Affected products
No data.
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox
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 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | 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, 6 and 7.
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:L/Au:N/C:P/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 3, 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 3, 2026 | 64.76% (0.64760) | 99.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 65.66% (0.65657) | 99.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.61% (0.83612) | 99.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 2, 2025 | 89.79% (0.89786) | 99.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2025 | 91.41% (0.91405) | 99.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 92.70% (0.92698) | 99.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 93.72% (0.93718) | 99.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 93.70% (0.93700) | 99.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 93.69% (0.93692) | 98.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.15% (0.94152) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 16.75% (0.16755) | 96.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 4, 2022 | 16.75% (0.16755) | 95.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 18.33% (0.18327) | 95.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 18.33% (0.18327) | 93.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130972/Firefox-Proxy-Prototype-Privileged-Javascript-Injection.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62242 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62250 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62418 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62446 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62790 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-09.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-09.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72041 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8636 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=987794 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1180977 Issue Tracking
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/03/23/r7-2015-04-disclosure-mozilla-firefox-proxy-prototype-rce-cve-2014-8636 x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99964 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8636
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8636
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