medium6.5
CVE-2018-18497
Limitations on the URIs allowed to WebExtensions by the browser.windows.create API can be bypassed when a pipe in the URL field is used within the extension to…
Impact
Limitations on the URIs allowed to WebExtensions by the browser.windows.create API can be bypassed when a pipe in the URL field is used within the extension to load multiple pages as a single argument. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to open privileged about: or file: locations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 64.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1488180
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1488180
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/