CVE-2018-18495

WebExtension 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.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1427585 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1427585 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1427585 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1427585 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
References () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/ - Third Party Advisory () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/ - Vendor Advisory () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/ - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-02-28 18:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:56


NVD link : CVE-2018-18495

Mitre link : CVE-2018-18495

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-18495


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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource