CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-12396
6.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2019-02-28
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732
Description
A vulnerability where a WebExtension can run content scripts in disallowed contexts following navigation or other events. This allows for potential privilege escalation by the WebExtension on sites where content scripts should not be run. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.
Affected configurations
• mozilla firefox (< 63.0)
• mozilla firefox esr (< 60.3)
• debian debian linux 8.0
• debian debian linux 9.0
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.10
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 7.0
• redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server eus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.6
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1483602 Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04 Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/ Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1483602 Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04 Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/ Vendor Advisory