CVE-2017-7816

medium

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

Published: 2018-06-11

Updated: 2019-10-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N