{"id":"CVE-2016-9075","details":"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 \u003c 50.","modified":"2026-03-15T22:11:52.056836Z","published":"2018-06-11T21:29:01.560Z","related":["MGASA-2017-0323","SUSE-SU-2019:2872-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295324"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"50.0"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-9075.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}