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CVE-2014-1510: The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25…

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—Weaponized Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 64/100)

A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 82.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.6% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: icedove (Debian:7) 24.4.0-1~deb7u1; iceweasel (Debian:7) 24.4.0esr-1~deb7u2; firefox (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client) 0:24.4.0-1.el5_10.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to icedove (Debian:7) 24.4.0-1~deb7u1; iceweasel (Debian:7) 24.4.0esr-1~deb7u2; firefox (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client) 0:24.4.0-1.el5_10 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

The Web IDL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using an IDL fragment to trigger a window.open call.

pre-auth RCE

Published: Mar 19, 2014
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 82.2% · 99th percentile
CWE: CWE-269

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This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS: 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 25 / 30 · 82.2%

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
mozilla	firefox	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox
mozilla	seamonkey	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey
mozilla	thunderbird	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird
canonical	ubuntu linux	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux
debian	debian linux	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux
redhat	enterprise linux desktop	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop
redhat	enterprise linux eus	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus
redhat	enterprise linux server	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server
redhat	enterprise linux server aus	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat	enterprise linux server eus	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat	enterprise linux server tus	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus
redhat	enterprise linux workstation	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation

and 4 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

canonical ubuntu linux12.04
canonical ubuntu linux12.10
canonical ubuntu linux13.10
debian debian linux7.0
debian debian linux8.0
mozilla firefox24.0 and later · before 24.4
mozilla firefoxbefore 28.0
mozilla seamonkeybefore 2.25

+12 more rows

mozilla thunderbirdbefore 24.4
opensuse opensuse11.4
opensuse opensuse12.3
opensuse opensuse13.1
redhat enterprise linux desktop5.0
redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
redhat enterprise linux eus6.5
redhat enterprise linux server5.0
redhat enterprise linux server6.0
redhat enterprise linux server aus6.5
redhat enterprise linux server eus6.5
redhat enterprise linux server tus6.5

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Debian:7	icedove	before 24.4.0-1~deb7u1	24.4.0-1~deb7u1
Debian:7	iceweasel	before 24.4.0esr-1~deb7u2	24.4.0esr-1~deb7u2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	firefox	before 0:24.4.0-1.el5_10	0:24.4.0-1.el5_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	firefox-debuginfo	before 0:24.4.0-1.el5_10	0:24.4.0-1.el5_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	thunderbird	before 0:24.4.0-1.el5_10	0:24.4.0-1.el5_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	thunderbird-debuginfo	before 0:24.4.0-1.el5_10	0:24.4.0-1.el5_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	firefox	before 0:24.4.0-1.el6_5	0:24.4.0-1.el6_5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	firefox-debuginfo	before 0:24.4.0-1.el6_5	0:24.4.0-1.el6_5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	thunderbird	before 0:24.4.0-1.el6_5	0:24.4.0-1.el6_5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	thunderbird-debuginfo	before 0:24.4.0-1.el6_5	0:24.4.0-1.el6_5

Same product

mozilla: all records

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Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2014-1508Mar 19, 2014 · The libxul.so!gfxContext::Polygon function in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and…
37Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2014-1509Mar 19, 2014 · Buffer overflow in the _cairo_truetype_index_to_ucs4 function in cairo, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before…
36Monitor
Later →CVE-2014-1511Mar 19, 2014 · Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allow remote attackers to…
64This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
debian:icedove	24.4.0-1~deb7u1 · Debian:7	Package registry (OSV)
debian:iceweasel	24.4.0esr-1~deb7u2 · Debian:7	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:firefox	0:24.4.0-1.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:firefox-debuginfo	0:24.4.0-1.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:thunderbird	0:24.4.0-1.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	Package registry (OSV)
red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo	0:24.4.0-1.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

Metasploit module ×1
Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Exploit-DB entry	remote	2014-08-28
Metasploit module	exploit/multi/browser/firefox_webidl_injectionFirefox WebIDL Privileged Javascript Injectionexploit	2014-03-17

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

MetasploitMar 17, 2014-2 d
PublishedMar 19, 2014
First PoCAug 28, 2014+162 d
TodayNov 14, 2026+4623 d

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

To simplify setup, a service account is granted broad, cluster-wide permissions. The principle of least privilege is skipped during installation.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-269 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

yaml

1kind: ClusterRole
2rules:
3  - apiGroups: ["*"]
4    resources: ["*"]
5    verbs: ["*"]

Fixed

yaml

1kind: Role
2metadata:
3  namespace: lodos-system
4rules:
5  - apiGroups: ["apps"]
6    resources: ["deployments"]
7    verbs: ["get", "list", "update"]

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

Abuse Elevation Control MechanismT1548

Change log (1)

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC

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References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html

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