Firefox < 39.0.3 PDF Reader Arbitrary File Access (Mac OS X)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85273

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Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is affected by an arbitrary file access vulnerability.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 39.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability in the same origin policy in which an attacker can inject script code into a non-privileged part of browser's built-in PDF reader, resulting in gaining access to sensitive local files.

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 39.0.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85273

File Name: macosx_firefox_39_0_3.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 8/7/2015

Updated: 5/25/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-4495

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Firefox/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2015

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/15/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-4495

Detections

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