Description
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.
Published: 2015-08-29
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3345-1 iceweasel security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-4518 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2723-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr

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Mozilla Firefox
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

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

Reserved: 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-4498

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-4498

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2015-4498 - Bugzilla

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