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TI-2013-04784 Aliases CVE-2013-5598GHSA-qc4r-65pv-9r8p

PDF.js in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0 and Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.1 does not properly…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

PDF.js in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0 and Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.1 does not properly handle the appending of an IFRAME element, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using this element within an embedded PDF object.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02937 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*24.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*24.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*24.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 24.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 24.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:23.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*23.0.1VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:23.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5598
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qc4r-65pv-9r8p

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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