By holding a reference to the eval() function from an about:blank window, a malicious webpage could have gained access to the InstallTrigge…
By holding a reference to the eval() function from an about:blank window, a malicious webpage could have gained access to the InstallTrigger object which would allow them to prompt the user to install an extension. Combined with user confusion, this could result in an unintended or malicious extension being installed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Thunderbird < 78.2, Thunderbird < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 68.12, Firefox ESR < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80.
The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/648.html →Open in CWE collection →The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html →Open in CWE collection →Cross Site Tracing (XST) enables an adversary to steal the victim's session cookie and possibly other authentication credentials transmitted in the header of the HTTP request when the victim's browser communicates to a destination system's web server.
https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/107.html →Open in CAPEC collection →An adversary gains control of a process that is assigned elevated privileges in order to execute arbitrary code with those privileges. Some processes are assigned elevated privileges on an operating system, usually through association with a particular user, group, or role. If an attacker can hijack this process, they will be able to assume its level of privilege in order to execute their own code.
https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/234.html →Open in CAPEC collection →| Product | Vendor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox | Tracked | |
| firefox-esr | Tracked |