CVE-2015-0812

Mozilla: Add-on lightweight theme installation approval bypassed through MITM attack (MFSA 2015-32)

Published Apr 1, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 does not require an HTTPS session for lightweight theme add-on installations, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement by deploying a crafted web site and conducting a DNS spoofing attack against a mozilla.org subdomain.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-0825 Mozilla Firefox before 37.0 does not require an HTTPS session for lightweight theme add-on installations, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass an intended user-confirmation requirement by deploying a crafted web site and conducting a DNS spoofing attack against a mozilla.org subdomain.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2550-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:26 AM
Reserved
Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 1, 2015, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:20 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 31, 2015, 12:00 AM