CVE-2017-7816

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    CVE-2017-7816

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: WebExtensions could use popups and panels in the extension UI to load an "about:" privileged URL, violating security checks that disallow this behavior. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

    References: , https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1380597

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High