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CVE-2014-8638

Published: Jan 14, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 39.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The navigator.sendBeacon implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 35.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.4, Thunderbird before 31.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.32 omits the CORS Origin header, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended CORS access-control checks and conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks via a crafted web site.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

mozilla
oss-project·USaka mozilla corp.
firefox esrOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
thunderbirdOn-premDesktop App
Communications / email-server-client
seamonkeyDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0046.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/62242
secunia.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533
securitytracker.com
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