CVE-2015-4492

7.5 HIGH 4% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

Use-after-free vulnerability in the XMLHttpRequest::Open implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a SharedWorker object that makes recursive calls to the open method of an XMLHttpRequest object.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 4.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2015-08-16 01:59 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 00:27 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 4.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2015-08-16 01:59 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 00:27 UTC
Exploit probability: 4.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Oracle Solaris 11.3
Mozilla Firefox ≤ 39.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 38.0
Mozilla Firefox 38.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 38.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 38.1.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record