cve/2015/CVE-2015-4498.md

CVE-2015-4498

Description

The 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.

POC

Reference

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2723-1
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042699

Github

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