PT-2016-7640

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions prior to 50 Description The issue allows WebExtensions to bypass security checks, potentially enabling them to load privileged URLs and escape the WebExtension sandbox. Recommendations For versions prior to 50, update to versi...

Firefox Add-On Flaw Leaves Apple And Windows Computers Open To Attack

Researchers warn hundreds of popular Firefox browser extensions are vulnerable to attack that could give hackers control of Mac OS X and Windows computers. Researchers from Northeastern University say the flaw is tied to Firefox’s support for an older browser extension platform and the Mozilla...

Mozilla Firefox Launches Web Extensions API to Support Chrome and Opera Extensions

Should we feel happy about it? Let's find out! What Firefox has been thinking of is, it is planning to bring in Google chrome's web browser extensions to support the features of Mozilla Firefox. The parent company of Firefox i. e. Mozilla Foundation has decided to update their add-on and extensio...