CVE-2016-9075 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2016-9075 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 2.55% · 85.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

2.55%

85.4th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	firefox	0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4, 36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Timeline

Nov 17, 2016 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9075 third-party-advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/ third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3124-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9075 third-party-advisory

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