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CVE-2015-4495 High

Confirmed as exploited

CVE-2015-4495

The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and read arbitrary files or gain privileges, via vectors involving crafted JavaScript code and a native setter, as exploited in the wild in August 2015.

Exploit probability 68.7%
Published August 8, 2015
Required by June 15, 2022
Last source change April 16, 2026

01 / ACTION

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CVE-2015-4495

Moxilla Firefox allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy to read arbitrary files or gain privileges.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2015-4495

The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and Firefox OS before 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy, and read arbitrary files or gain privileges, via vectors involving crafted JavaScript code and a native setter, as exploited in the wild in August 2015.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence