The Reader mode feature in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0.1 on Android, and Desktop Firefox pre-release, does not properly handle privileged URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging the ability to bypass the Same Origin Policy
Published Apr 8, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.22%
Description
The Reader mode feature in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0.1 on Android, and Desktop Firefox pre-release, does not properly handle privileged URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging the ability to bypass the Same Origin Policy.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/I:P/A:N
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 1, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02219) | 82.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02235) | 80.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.86% (0.00859) | 73.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 70.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 68.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 64.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-43.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032029 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147597 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-43.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032029 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1147597 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.