CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.6
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: this vulnerability allows an attacker to use the mozilla maintenance service to escalate privilege by having the maintenance service invoke the mozilla updater to run malicious local files. this vulnerability requires local system access and is a variant of mfsa2013-44. note: this issue only affects windows operating systems. this vulnerability affects firefox < 50.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2018-06-11
Last Modified Date: 2018-07-30
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CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.6
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: this vulnerability allows an attacker to use the mozilla maintenance service to escalate privilege by having the maintenance service invoke the mozilla updater to run malicious local files. this vulnerability requires local system access and is a variant of mfsa2013-44. note: this issue only affects windows operating systems. this vulnerability affects firefox < 50.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2018-06-11
Last Modified Date: 2018-07-30
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