CVE-2015-7184

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Published 2015-10-18 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

The fetch API implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0.2 does not restrict access to the HTTP response body in certain situations where user credentials are supplied but the CORS cross-origin request algorithm is improperly followed, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

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/2015/mfsa2015-115.html

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
mozillafirefox{"endIncluding":"41.0.1"}

References

CWEs

CWE-284

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