CVE-2018-18496
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-18496 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-02-28 18:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC |
| Description | When the RSS Feed preview about:feeds page is framed within another page, it can be used in concert with scripted content for a clickjacking attack that confuses users into downloading and executing an executable file from a temporary directory. *Note: This issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-1021
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1422231 - (CVE-2018-18496) RCE potential by abusing embedded feed preview + click jacking | 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.