CVE-2015-4498

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-4498
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-29 19:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-254 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.1 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.0.5 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.1.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 38.2.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3345-1 iceweasel af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:1492-1: moderate: Security update for MozillaFirefox af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2723-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Mozilla Firefox CVE-2015-4498 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1504-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2081-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Mozilla Firefox Lets Remote Users Bypass the Add-on Installation Prompt on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Add-on notification bypass through data URLs — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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