CVE-2012-4427 (GCVE-0-2012-4427)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-10-01 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35
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Summary
The gnome-shell plugin 3.4.1 in GNOME allows remote attackers to force the download and installation of arbitrary extensions from extensions.gnome.org via a crafted web page.
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