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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-0811 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:26:11.081Z

Reserved: 2015-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0798

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-04-08T10:59:00.063

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-0798

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