An issue where WebExtensions can use the mozAddonManager API to elevate privilege due to privileged pages being allowed in the permissions list. This allows a malicious extension to then install additional extensions without explicit user permission. External Reference: https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-89.html Acknowledgements: Name: the Mozilla project Upstream: Kris Maglione Statement: This issue does not affect the version of firefox and thunderbird as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.