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CVE-2017-7816
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-06-11T21:29:10.657 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:25:16.270

Summary

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.

Affected products

mozilla — firefox

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References

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