Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 30, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-5598
CVE-2013-5598
Description
PDF.js in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0 and Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.1 does not properly handle the appending of an IFRAME element, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by using this element within an embedded PDF object.
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Affected products
16cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=24.0
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:23.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <25.0
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 50.1.0-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-99.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00006.htmlnvd
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19133nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01nvd
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