XSS in Mozilla Firefox OS

CVE-2015-8510

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the internationalization feature in the default homescreen app in Mozilla Firefox OS before 2.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted web site that is mishandled during "Add to home screen" bookmarking.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-8510: held from 0.007 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8510?
CVE-2015-8510 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox OS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2015-8510?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.