CVE-2013-5598

high
Published 2013-10-30 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
8.3
VIR risk
8.3

Description

PDF.js in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0 and Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.1 does not properly handle the appending of an IFRAME element, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using this element within an embedded PDF object.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@mozilla.org — http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-99.html

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
mozillafirefox24.0
mozillafirefox24.0.1
mozillafirefox24.0.2
mozillafirefox{"endIncluding":"24.0"}
mozillafirefox19.0
mozillafirefox19.0.1
mozillafirefox19.0.2
mozillafirefox20.0
mozillafirefox20.0.1
mozillafirefox21.0
mozillafirefox22.0
mozillafirefox23.0
mozillafirefox23.0.1

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.