PT-2015-1966 · Mozilla+5 · Firefox+6

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Published

2015-08-27

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Updated

2024-12-12

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CVE-2015-4498

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 40.0.3 Firefox ESR versions prior to 38.2.1
Description The issue is related to the add-on installation feature, which allows remote attackers to bypass the intended user-confirmation requirement. This can be achieved by constructing a crafted data: URL and triggering navigation to an arbitrary http: or https: URL at a certain point in the installation process. The vulnerability is associated with errors in security settings, enabling a remote attacker to bypass the user confirmation procedure for installing updates using specially formed data.
Recommendations For Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 40.0.3, update to version 40.0.3 or later. For Firefox ESR versions prior to 38.2.1, update to version 38.2.1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-1816
ALT-PU-2016-1454
BDU:2015-11312
CESA-2015_1693
CVE-2015-4498
DSA-3345-1
MGASA-2015-0331
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
RHSA-2015:1693
RHSA-2015_1693
SUSE-SU-2015:1476-1
SUSE-SU-2015:1504-1
USN-2723-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Centos
Firefox Esr
Firefox
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu