{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4498","details":"The add-on installation feature in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0.3 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement by constructing a crafted data: URL and triggering navigation to an arbitrary http: or https: URL at a certain early point in the installation process.","modified":"2026-04-22T10:11:16.097388Z","published":"2015-08-27T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2723-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2015-4498"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4498"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-95/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2723-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4498"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"firefox","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["24.0+build1-0ubuntu1","25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1","28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2","28.0+build1-0ubuntu1","28.0+build2-0ubuntu1","28.0+build2-0ubuntu2","29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3","31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2","35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4","36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"firefox","binary_version":"40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"firefox-globalmenu","binary_version":"40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"firefox-mozsymbols","binary_version":"40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"},{"binary_name":"firefox-testsuite","binary_version":"40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4498.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}