CVE-2016-9075

Description

An issue where WebExtensions can use the mozAddonManager API to elevate privilege due to privileged pages being allowed in the permissions list. This allows a malicious extension to then install additional extensions without explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Risk Information

Base Score
9.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
2.551

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Update for Mozilla Firefox (50.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (50.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox (50.0.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (50.0.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox (50.0.2)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (50.0.2)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox (50.1.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (50.1.0)Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (50.1.0)Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (50.0)Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (50.0.2)Mac
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Firefox for Mac 50Mac
SUSE-SU-2019:2872-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 ) MozillaFirefox-68.2.0-109.95.2.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2019:2872-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 ) MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-68.2.0-109.95.2.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2019:2872-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 ) MozillaFirefox-debugsource-68.2.0-109.95.2.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2019:2872-1(SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 ) MozillaFirefox-translations-common-68.2.0-109.95.2.x86_64.rpmLinux

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-344482Mozilla Firefox (134.0.1)
PATCH-304314Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (50.0)
PATCH-344482Mozilla Firefox (134.0.1)
PATCH-304365Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (50.0.1)
PATCH-344482Mozilla Firefox (134.0.1)
PATCH-304376Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (50.0.2)
PATCH-344482Mozilla Firefox (134.0.1)
PATCH-304411Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (50.1.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-611870Mozilla Firefox For Mac (142.0.1)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234