CVE-2018-18495

Summary

CVECVE-2018-18495
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-02-28 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionWebExtension content scripts can be loaded into about: pages in some circumstances, in violation of the permissions granted to extensions. This could allow an extension to interfere with the loading and usage of these pages and use capabilities that were intended to be restricted from extensions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

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 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 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 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-3844-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
1427585 - (CVE-2018-18495) Content scripts with match_about_blank are being loaded in to the main process when visiting about: pages CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-29 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 64 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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