CVE-2017-5393
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-11 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 14:55
Severity ?
Summary
The "mozAddonManager" allows for the installation of extensions from the CDN for addons.mozilla.org, a publicly accessible site. This could allow malicious extensions to install additional extensions from the CDN in combination with an XSS attack on Mozilla AMO sites. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309282Permissions Required
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309282Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/Vendor Advisory
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