CVSS 8.8 · HIGH
CVE-2014-1529
The Web Notification API in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended source-component restrictions and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a privileged context via a crafted web page for which Notification.permission is granted.
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Score: 8.8(HIGH)
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAV: NETWORK
AC: LOW
PR: NONE
UI: REQUIRED
S: UNCHANGED
C: HIGH
I: HIGH
A: HIGH
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-269EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0132 (1.3%)
Percentile: 80.0%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
mozilla:firefoxmozilla:seamonkeymozilla:thunderbirdcanonical:ubuntu_linuxdebian:debian_linuxredhat:enterprise_linux_desktopredhat:enterprise_linux_eusredhat:enterprise_linux_serverredhat:enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat:enterprise_linux_server_eusredhat:enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat:enterprise_linux_workstationfedoraproject:fedoraopensuse:opensusesuse:suse_linux_enterprise_serverTechnical description
The Web Notification API in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended source-component restrictions and execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a privileged context via a crafted web page for which Notification.permission is granted.
Published: 4/30/2014, 10:49:04 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132332.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132437.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00040.html