CVE-2015-4498

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-254

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Aug 29, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-4498: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix