CVE-2018-5152

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-5152
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionWebExtensions with the appropriate permissions can attach content scripts to Mozilla sites such as accounts.firefox.com and listen to network traffic to the site through the "webRequest" API. For example, this allows for the interception of username and an encrypted password during login to Firefox Accounts. This issue does not expose synchronization traffic directly and is limited to the process of user login to the website and the data displayed to the user once logged in. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-327

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 60 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
USN-3645-1: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-11 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof Filenames, Bypass Security Restrictions, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1427289 - (CVE-2018-5171) Executing JS on addons.mozilla.org using webRequestBlocking CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
1415644 - (CVE-2018-5152) Should extensions get access to accounts.firefox.com CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690642 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mozilla (5aefc41e-d304-4ec8-8c82-824f84f08244)
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