Description
Mozilla Firefox before 5.0 does not properly enforce the whitelist for the xpinstall functionality, which allows remote attackers to trigger an installation dialog for a (1) add-on or (2) theme via unspecified vectors.
Published: 2011-06-30
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2359 Mozilla Firefox before 5.0 does not properly enforce the whitelist for the xpinstall functionality, which allows remote attackers to trigger an installation dialog for a (1) add-on or (2) theme via unspecified vectors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1157-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:33.505Z

Reserved: 2011-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2370

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Status : Modified

Published: 2011-06-30T16:55:05.300

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-2370

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