CVE-2018-12368 — User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information in Mozilla Firefox
Severity
8.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.0%
top 16.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedOct 18
Latest updateMay 13
Description
Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the internet and have the "Mark of the Web." Without the warning, unsuspecting users unfamiliar with this new file type might run an unwanted executable. This also allows a WebExtension with the limited downloads.open permission to execute arbitrary code without user interaction on Windows 10 systems. *Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages9 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
1GHSA▶
GHSA-ghmm-93ww-fvhh: Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the inter↗2022-05-13
📋Vendor Advisories
2💬Community
1Bugzilla
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