VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-2370
Mozilla Firefox before 5.0 does not properly enforce the whitelist for the xpinstall functionality, which allows remote attackers to trigger an installation dialog for a (1) add-on or (2) theme via unspecified vectors.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 0.97%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 5.0 does not properly enforce the whitelist for the xpinstall functionality, which allows remote attackers to trigger an installation dialog for a (1) add-on or (2) theme via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.97% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00001.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-28.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645699
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14278
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-07/msg00001.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-28.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=645699
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14278
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.