The COPPA error page in the Accounts setup dialog in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.2 embeds…
Priority LOW 16CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The COPPA error page in the Accounts setup dialog in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.2 embeds content from an external web server URL into the System process, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by spoofing that server.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00377 31st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5961
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-22jq-crhx-w9j5
References
More Mozilla Firefox Os vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-03773 The PDF reader in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0.3, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.1.1, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-03381 The TLS protocol 1.2 and earlier, when a DHE_EXPORT ciphersuite is enabled on a server… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7
- TI-2015-03766 Use-after-free vulnerability in the StyleAnimationValue class in Mozilla Firefox before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-03765 The nsTSubstring::ReplacePrep function in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-03767 The nsTArray_Impl class in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0, Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-07009 Race condition in the lockscreen feature in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.5 allows… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2015-5961 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5961 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-22jq-crhx-w9j5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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