CVE-2015-0812

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 does not require an HTTPS session for lightweight theme add-on installations, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement by deploying a crafted web site and conducting a DNS spoofing attack against a mozilla.org subdomain.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-17

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 1, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-0812: Medium severity, CVSS 4.3 | Vulnix