WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. This allowed a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.1 and Firefox < 61.

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Affected Products

Mozilla

Firefox ESR

Affected Versions:

unspecified

Mozilla

Firefox

Affected Versions:

unspecified

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561

Published: 2018-10-18T13:00:00

Last Modified: 2024-08-05T08:31:00.394Z

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