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CVE-2015-4498

Published: Aug 29, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
5.1 IMPORTANT
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4498
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/254.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FirefoxMozilla*40.0.2 (including)
FirefoxMozilla38.0 (including)38.0 (including)
FirefoxMozilla38.0.1 (including)38.0.1 (including)
FirefoxMozilla38.0.5 (including)38.0.5 (including)
FirefoxMozilla38.1.0 (including)38.1.0 (including)
FirefoxMozilla38.2.0 (including)38.2.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatfirefox-0:38.2.1-1.el5_11*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatfirefox-0:38.2.1-1.el6_7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatfirefox-0:38.2.1-1.el7_1*
FirefoxUbuntudevel*
FirefoxUbuntuprecise*
FirefoxUbuntutrusty*
FirefoxUbuntuupstream*
FirefoxUbuntuvivid*

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