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CVE-2014-1480
The file-download implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.24 does not properly restrict the timing of button…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 2.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 14% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The file-download implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.24 does not properly restrict the timing of button selections, which allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks, and trigger unintended launching of a downloaded file, via a crafted web site.
Timeline
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- 21 days later
· 21 days later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
15
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0212 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 1029717 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-03.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1029720 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- USN-2102-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-201504-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 56888 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0419 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- firefox-cve20141480-spoofing(90897) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 102867 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=916726 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2014:0248 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2102-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 65331 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-1556 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2014-1480)Record last updated .