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CVE-2015-4498

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-4498 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from mozilla organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-08-29T19:59:01.827

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-254

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	≤ 40.0.2	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	38.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	38.0.1	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	38.0.5	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	38.1.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	38.2.0	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00013.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00000.html ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1693.html ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3345 ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-95.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76505 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033396 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2723-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042699 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00013.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00000.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1693.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3345 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-95.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76505 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033396 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2723-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1042699 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mozilla's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.