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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1380597 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/ | Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Updated: 2018-06-12T09:57:01
Reserved: 2017-04-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-7816
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:10.657
Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223
Link: CVE-2017-7816
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE