CVE-2017-5389: mozilla firefox Open Redirect
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5389 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Open Redirect vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3Timeline
- 11-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
WebExtensions could use the "mozAddonManager" API by modifying the CSP headers on sites with the appropriate permissions and then using host requests to redirect script loads to a malicious site. This allows a malicious extension to then install additional extensions without explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.92%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
60%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.02 pp
From 0.93% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.mozilla.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mozilla1 product
- firefox≥ unspecified, < 51 | < 51.0
Ubuntu1 product
- firefox< 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
8 links- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1308688X Refsource CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory