Security Advisory

CVE-2016-9075

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2018-06-11 21:00:00

Last updated 2024-08-06 02:42:10

Assigner mozilla

CVSS score not scored

State PUBLISHED

Description

An issue where WebExtensions can use the mozAddonManager API to elevate privilege due to privileged pages being allowed in the permissions list. This allows a malicious extension to then install additional extensions without explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

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