CVE-2011-3001 json
Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 6, Thunderbird before 7.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.4 do not prevent manual add-on installation in response to th…
published 2011-09-29 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2969
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 6, Thunderbird before 7.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.4 do not prevent manual add-on installation in response to the holding of the Enter key, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted web site that triggers an unspecified internal error.
Patch / fix
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 45.5.1-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1
Exploit prediction
1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:139
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:141
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:142
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00020.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2011-10/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:140
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-40.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/46315
third-party-advisory
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14442
vdb-entry, signature
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=672485
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-3001
- NVD CVE-2011-3001
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