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Total vulnerabilities in the database

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.

  • Published: Aug 29, 2015
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2015-4498
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
mozilla / firefox_esr 38.0 38.0.x
mozilla / firefox_esr 38.1.0 38.1.0.x
mozilla / firefox_esr 38.2.0 38.2.0.x
mozilla / firefox - 40.0.2.x
mozilla / firefox_esr 38.0.5 38.0.5.x
mozilla / firefox_esr 38.0.1 38.0.1.x