CVE-2018-12369
published 2018-10-18CVE-2018-12369: WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. This allowed a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser…
PriorityP344critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.52%
82.9th percentile
WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. This allowed a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.1 and Firefox < 61.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | firefox | < firefox 61.0-1 (sid) | firefox 61.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 60.1.0 | 60.1.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | < 61.0 | 61.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 61 | 61 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 60.1 | 60.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu4.3MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-pp5v-ch72-95w4: WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-12369 [CRITICAL] CWE-863 GHSA-pp5v-ch72-95w4: WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization
WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. This allowed a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.1 and Firefox < 61.
OSV
firefox regressions
osv·2018-07-10·CVSS 4.3
[MEDIUM] firefox regressions
firefox regressions
USN-3705-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various
minor regressions. This update fixes the problems.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized
memory, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CORS restrictions,
bypass CSRF protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5156, CVE-2018-5186, CVE-2018-5187,
CVE-2018-5188, CVE-2018-12358, CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360,
CVE-2018-12361, CVE-2018-12362, CVE-2018-12363, CVE-2018-12364,
CVE-2018-12365, CVE-2018-12366, CVE-2018-12367, CVE-2
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2018-07-05·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2018-5156 [MEDIUM] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized
memory, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CORS restrictions,
bypass CSRF protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5156, CVE-2018-5186, CVE-2018-5187,
CVE-2018-5188, CVE-2018-12358, CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360,
CVE-2018-12361, CVE-2018-12362, CVE-2018-12363, CVE-2018-12364,
CVE-2018-12365, CVE-2018-12366, CVE-2018-12367, CVE-2018-12370,
CVE-2018-12371)
A security issue was discovered with WebExtensions. If a user were
tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker
could potentially exploit
OSV
CVE-2018-12369: WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization
osv·2018-06-27·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-12369 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-12369: WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization
WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. This allowed a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.1 and Firefox < 61.
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions
vendor_ubuntu·2018-07-10·CVSS 4.3
[MEDIUM] Firefox regressions
Title: Firefox regressions
Summary: USN-3705-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
USN-3705-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various
minor regressions. This update fixes the problems.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized
memory, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CORS restrictions,
bypass CSRF protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5156, CVE-2018-5186, CVE-2018-5187,
CVE-2018-5188, CVE-2018-12358, CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360,
CVE-2018-12361, CVE-2018-12362, CVE-2018-12363,
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-07-05·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2018-5156 [MEDIUM] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized
memory, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CORS restrictions,
bypass CSRF protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5156, CVE-2018-5186, CVE-2018-5187,
CVE-2018-5188, CVE-2018-12358, CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360,
CVE-2018-12361, CVE-2018-12362, CVE-2018-12363, CVE-2018-12364,
CVE-2018-12365, CVE-2018-12366, CVE-2018-12367, CVE-2018-12370,
CVE-2018-12371)
A security issue was discovered with WebExtensio
Red Hat
Mozilla: WebExtension security permission checks bypassed by embedded experiments
vendor_redhat·2018-06-26·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-12369 [CRITICAL] CWE-829 Mozilla: WebExtension security permission checks bypassed by embedded experiments
Mozilla: WebExtension security permission checks bypassed by embedded experiments
WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. This allowed a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.1 and Firefox < 61.
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: firefox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: thunderbird (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2018-12369: firefox - WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for p...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-12369 [CRITICAL] CVE-2018-12369: firefox - WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for p...
WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. This allowed a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.1 and Firefox < 61.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 61.0-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/
2018-10-18
Published