CVE-2014-1510

Exp

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.

Published: 2014-03-19 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-1510 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 71.09%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-1510

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
34448 exploit_db edb 2014-08-28 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-1510

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-16 73.09% 71.09% -2.00%
2 2026-02-18 76.45% 73.09% -3.35%
3 2025-11-02 — 76.45% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-1510

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-1510

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-1510

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2014-1510: 1 GLSA(s) (201504-01), 7 atom(s) (dev-libs/nspr, mail-client/thunderbird, …); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-1510
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1510
suse critical CVE-2014-1510 severity critical: SUSE including 55 source package names (MozillaFirefox-140.2.0-160000.1.2, MozillaFirefox-24.4.0esr-0.5.5.1, …), 73 product×package rows across 14 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15, … (14 product lines)): Fixed 73. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1510/
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-1510 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (firefox, thunderbird), 10 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, upstream): released 8, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-1510

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-1510

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox < 28.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox >= 24.0, < 24.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey < 2.25 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird < 24.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 13.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 11.4 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:*

References for CVE-2014-1510

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0310.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0316.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2881 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2911 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-29.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66206 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2151-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=982906 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 Third Party Advisory
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