CVE-2018-12369

Summary

CVECVE-2018-12369
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-10-18 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionWebExtensions 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 60.1 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3705-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 61 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks, Bypass Security Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
1454909 - (CVE-2018-12369) No check for privileged permissions for WebExtension experiments CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710279 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-01)
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