CVE-2017-7816

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.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1380597

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3