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CVE-2018-18497

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Published: Feb 28, 2019Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

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 (5)

Mozilla
1 product
Firefox
Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Firefox
Before 64.0
Configuration B
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 14.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 16.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 18.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 18.10

References (8)

Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@mozilla.org
Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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