CVE-2018-18499

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-18499
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-02-28 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-03-01 14:40:00 UTC
DescriptionA same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using a meta http-equiv="refresh" on a page to cause a redirection to another site using performance.getEntries(). This is a same-origin policy violation and could allow for data theft. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-346

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 62 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
1468523 - (CVE-2018-18499) Stealing of URL cross-domain using performance.getEntries() once again, treat meta refresh channel as a redirect by setting result principal URL CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 60.2 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 60.2.1 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
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