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CVE-2017-7816

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Published: Jun 11, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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5.3
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4
Source: NVD

Description

WebExtensions could use popups and panels in the extension UI to load an "about:" privileged URL, violating security checks that disallow this behavior. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox
Mozilla
1 product
Firefox
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Firefox
Up to 55.0.3

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (8)

Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@mozilla.org
ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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