{"uuid": "959a1471-dc55-447c-a764-a74e7736704f", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2014-8636", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/firefox_proxy_prototype.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"firefox, x86, x86_64, x64, mips, mipsle, mipsbe, mips64, mips64le, ppc, ppce500v2, ppc64, ppc64le, cbea, cbea64, sparc, sparc64, armle, armbe, aarch64, cmd, php, tty, java, ruby, dalvik, python, nodejs, zarch, r, riscv32be, riscv32le, riscv64be, riscv64le, loongarch64\", \"author\": [\"joev \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [], \"autofilter_services\": [], \"check\": false, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This exploit gains remote code execution on Firefox 31-34 by abusing a bug in the XPConnect\\n          component and gaining a reference to the privileged chrome:// window. This exploit\\n          requires the user to click anywhere on the page to trigger the vulnerability.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2014-01-20\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/multi/browser/firefox_proxy_prototype\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2025-06-23 12:43:46 +0000\", \"name\": \"Firefox Proxy Prototype Privileged Javascript Injection\", \"needs_cleanup\": null, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/multi/browser/firefox_proxy_prototype.rb\", \"platform\": \"Firefox,Java,Linux,OSX,Solaris,Windows\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 0, \"ref_name\": \"multi/browser/firefox_proxy_prototype\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2014-8636\", \"CVE-2015-0802\", \"URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1120261\", \"URL-https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2015/03/23/r7-2015-04-disclosure-mozilla-firefox-proxy-prototype-rce-cve-2014-8636\"], \"rport\": null, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"Universal (Javascript XPCOM Shell)\", \"Native Payload\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:49:35.825312Z"}