CVE-2010-1215: mozilla firefox Improper Control of Generation of Code

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-1215 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 30-07-2010
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x before 3.6.7 and Thunderbird 3.1.x before 3.1.1 do not properly implement access to a content object through a SafeJSObjectWrapper (aka SJOW) wrapper, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by leveraging "access to an object from the chrome scope."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of CodeThe product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.