CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-5168
5.3 MEDIUM
Official page ↗
- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-06-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Description
Sites can bypass security checks on permissions to install lightweight themes by manipulating the "baseURI" property of the theme element. This could allow a malicious site to install a theme without user interaction which could contain offensive or embarrassing images. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.
Affected configurations
• debian debian linux 7.0
• debian debian linux 8.0
• debian debian linux 9.0
• mozilla firefox (< 52.8.0)
• mozilla firefox (< 60.0)
• mozilla thunderbird (< 52.8.0)
• mozilla thunderbird esr (< 52.8.0)
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 17.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
• 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 7.5
• 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
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449548 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/ Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449548 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/ Vendor Advisory