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TI-2015-05968 Aliases CVE-2015-7193GHSA-vj65-jgmv-59m6

Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 improperly follow the CORS…

Priority LOW 38CWE-254Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 improperly follow the CORS cross-origin request algorithm for the POST method in situations involving an unspecified Content-Type header manipulation, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy by leveraging the lack of a preflight-request step.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02841 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

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 · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.0.5VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.1.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.1.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.2.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.2.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38.3.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 41.0.2VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.1.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.2.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.3.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 41.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:2519 Released 2015-11-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-38.4.0-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) thunderbird-38.4.0-1.el5_11, thunderbird-38.4.0-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-38.4.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-38.4.0-1.el5_11, thunderbird-38.4.0-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-38.4.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-38.4.0-1.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-38.4.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-38.4.0-1.el7_2
  • RHSA-2015:1982 Released 2015-11-04 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-38.4.0-1.el5_11, firefox-38.4.0-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-38.4.0-1.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.4.0-1.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-38.4.0-1.el5_11, firefox-38.4.0-1.el5_11.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-38.4.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.4.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.4.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-38.4.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-38.4.0-1.ael7b_1, firefox-38.4.0-1.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.4.0-1.el6_7, firefox-38.4.0-1.el6_7.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.4.0-1.el7_1, firefox-38.4.0-1.el7_1.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-38.4.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-38.4.0-1.el7_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.4.0-1.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.4.0-1.el7_1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982, RHSA-2015:2519
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982, RHSA-2015:2519
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982, RHSA-2015:2519
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2015:2519
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982, RHSA-2015:2519
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982, RHSA-2015:2519
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982, RHSA-2015:2519
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982, RHSA-2015:2519
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1982

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7193
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vj65-jgmv-59m6

References

Advisory 15

Other 3

  • 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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