Description
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.
Published: 2018-06-11
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16791 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3435-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:12:28.379Z

Reserved: 2017-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7816

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:10.657

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:32:43.463

Link: CVE-2017-7816

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