CVE-2015-4498

Firefox < 40.0.2 - Add-on Installation User Confirmation Bypass via Crafted Data URL

Title source: llm

Description

The add-on installation feature in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0.3 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement by constructing a crafted data: URL and triggering navigation to an arbitrary http: or https: URL at a certain early point in the installation process.

References (11)

Core 11

Core References

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3345

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2723-1

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042699

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76505

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00013.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033396

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00000.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1693.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-95.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0058

EPSS Percentile 69.0%

Details

CWE

CWE-254

Status published

Products (6)

mozilla/firefox 38.0

mozilla/firefox 38.0.1

mozilla/firefox 38.0.5

mozilla/firefox 38.1.0

mozilla/firefox 38.2.0

mozilla/firefox < 40.0.2

Published Aug 29, 2015

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026