{"id":"CVE-2017-5389","details":"WebExtensions could use the \"mozAddonManager\" API by modifying the CSP headers on sites with the appropriate permissions and then using host requests to redirect script loads to a malicious site. This allows a malicious extension to then install additional extensions without explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 51.","modified":"2026-05-04T08:19:06.748605Z","published":"2018-06-11T21:29:03.453Z","withdrawn":"2026-05-04T08:19:06.748605Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1308688"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-5389.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"51.0"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"}]}