CVE-2015-4498
Mozilla: Add-on notification bypass through data URLs (MFSA 2015-95)
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Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · August 27, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled installation of add-ons. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass the add-on installation prompt, and trick the user into installing an add-on from a malicious source.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified