The docshell implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The docshell implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to trigger the loading of a URL with a spoofed baseURI property, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, via a crafted web site that performs history navigation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 26
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 29.0; 24.0 to before 24.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.26 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 24.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 19 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 20 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 29.0; 24.0 to before 24.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.26 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 24.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Show 16 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.4 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.3 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:* | 10 sp4 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:ltss:*:*:* | 11 sp1 | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:* Versions 10 sp4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:ltss:*:*:* Versions 11 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2014:0448 Released 2014-04-29 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-24.5.0-1.el5_10, firefox-24.5.0-1.el5_10.i386, firefox-24.5.0-1.el5_10.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-24.5.0-1.el5_10, firefox-24.5.0-1.el5_10.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-24.5.0-1.el6_5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-24.5.0-1.el6_5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-24.5.0-1.el6_5, firefox-24.5.0-1.el6_5.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-24.5.0-1.el6_5
- RHSA-2014:0449 Released 2014-04-29 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-24.5.0-1.el5_10, thunderbird-24.5.0-1.el5_10.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-24.5.0-1.el6_5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-24.5.0-1.el5_10, thunderbird-24.5.0-1.el5_10.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-24.5.0-1.el6_5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-24.5.0-1.el6_5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0448 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0448, RHSA-2014:0449 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0448, RHSA-2014:0449 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0448 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0449 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0448 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0449 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0448, RHSA-2014:0449 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1530
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rmp2-6gvc-xxrf
References
Advisory 18
- RHSA-2014:0448
- FEDORA-2014-5833
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0602
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0599
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-43.html
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0629
- SUSE-SU-2014:0727
- GLSA-201504-01
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0640
- USN-2189-1
- RHSA-2014:0449
- SUSE-SU-2014:0665
- DSA-2918
- DSA-2924
- USN-2185-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=895557
- FEDORA-2014-5829
Sources
- CVE-2014-1530 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-1530 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rmp2-6gvc-xxrf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-1530 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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