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CVE-2015-5236 Details

Description

It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web used codebase attribute of the <applet> tag on the HTML page that hosts Java applet in the Same Origin Policy (SOP) checks. As the specified codebase does not have to match the applet's actual origin, this allowed malicious site to bypass SOP via spoofed codebase value.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256403 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256403 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity[email protected]
CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
icedtea-web project icedtea-web
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:icedtea-web_project:icedtea-web:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5236
NVD Published Date:
Jul 7, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-5236 Details - Not Deferred