CVE-2018-5166

WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1437325 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (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:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 21:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 16:25


NVD link : CVE-2018-5166

Mitre link : CVE-2018-5166

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-5166


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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management