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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2015-08-29T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:18:11.986Z

Reserved: 2015-06-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-4498

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-29T19:59:01.827

Modified: 2016-12-22T02:59:54.790

Link: CVE-2015-4498

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-08-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-4498 - Bugzilla