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CVE-2015-4490 Details

Description

The nsCSPHostSrc::permits function in dom/security/nsCSPUtils.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 does not implement the Content Security Policy Level 2 exceptions for the blob, data, and filesystem URL schemes during wildcard source-expression matching, which might make it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging unexpected policy-enforcement behavior.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00014.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00015.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1086999 CVEIssue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06 CVE
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-91.html CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
<= 39.0.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04
14.04
15.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse
13.1
13.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
oracle solaris
11.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-4490
NVD Published Date:
Aug 16, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-4490 Details - Not Deferred