CVE-2017-7816
UNKNOWN
Published 2018-06-11T21:00:00
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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.
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MODERATE
GHSA-q9h8-ghr2-6995
Advisory Details
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.
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
5.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: May 13, 2022
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Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T16:12:28.379Z
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