CVE-2015-4498

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 UNKNOWN
NETWORK
LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
mozillaCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 50%
VendorProductVersion
mozillafirefox
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≤ 40.0.2
mozillafirefox
38.0
mozillafirefox
38.0.1
mozillafirefox
38.0.5
mozillafirefox
38.1.0
mozillafirefox
38.2.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
firefox
vivid
Fixed 40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
released
trusty
Fixed 40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
released
precise
Fixed 40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00000.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1693.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3345
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-95.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76505
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033396
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2723-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042699
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00000.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1693.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3345
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-95.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76505
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033396
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2723-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042699