Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5389
CVE-2017-5389
Description
WebExtensions could use the "mozAddonManager" API by modifying the CSP headers on sites with the appropriate permissions and then using host requests to redirect script loads to a malicious site. This allows a malicious extension to then install additional extensions without explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.
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Affected products
4<51+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <51
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 92.0-1.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/nvdVendor Advisory
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