Vulnerability CVE-2017-5393: Information

Description

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.

Severity: MEDIUM (6.1) Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Published: June 12, 2018
Modified: Aug. 7, 2018
Error type identifier: CWE-79

Fixed packages

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
  • Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309282
  • Permissions Required
1037693
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
95763
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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      51.0