medium6.5
CVE-2018-12396
A vulnerability where a WebExtension can run content scripts in disallowed contexts following navigation or other events.
Impact
A vulnerability where a WebExtension can run content scripts in disallowed contexts following navigation or other events. This allows for potential privilege escalation by the WebExtension on sites where content scripts should not be run. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 63.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | before 60.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 8.0, 9.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | Version 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | Version 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Tus | Version 7.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1483602
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1483602
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/