The "browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow" function of WebExtensions is only allowed to load content over "https:" but this requirement was not properly enforced. This can potentially allow privileged pages to be loaded by the extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.766Z

Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-5113

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:13.390

Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223

Link: CVE-2018-5113

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