vulnerability
Arch Linux: Access restriction bypass (CVE-2017-5393)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
The mozAddonManager in Firefox < 51 allows for the installation of extensions from the CDN for addons.mozilla.org, a publicly accessible site. This could allow malicious extensions to install additional extensions from the CDN in combination with an XSS attack on Mozilla AMO sites.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-5393
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-5393
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
- URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309282
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201701-39
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
- CWE-79
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