CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-12369
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-10-18
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863
Description
WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. This allowed a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.1 and Firefox < 61.
Affected configurations
• mozilla firefox (< 60.1.0)
• mozilla firefox (< 61.0)
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 17.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ Vendor Advisory