CVE-2018-5166
published 2018-06-11CVE-2018-5166: WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content…
PriorityP341high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
2.43%
82.3th percentile
WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | firefox | < firefox 60.0-1 (sid) | firefox 60.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 60.0 | 60.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | 60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 60.0+build2-0ubuntu1 | 60.0+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | 60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 60 | 60 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-xf5w-2jf5-86c8: WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access c
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-5166 [HIGH] CWE-269 GHSA-xf5w-2jf5-86c8: WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access c
WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
OSV
firefox regression
osv·2018-05-18·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] firefox regression
firefox regression
USN-3645-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused an issue
where users experienced long UI pauses in some circumsances. This update
fixes the problem.
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 via application
crash, bypass same-origin restrictions, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks, install lightweight themes without user interaction, spoof the
filename in the downloads panel, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-5150, CVE-2018-5151, CVE-2018-5153, CVE-2018-5154,
CVE-2018-5155, CVE-2018-5157, CVE-2018-5158, CVE-2018-5159, CVE-2018-5160,
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2018-05-11·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-5150 [CRITICAL] 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 via application
crash, bypass same-origin restrictions, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks, install lightweight themes without user interaction, spoof the
filename in the downloads panel, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-5150, CVE-2018-5151, CVE-2018-5153, CVE-2018-5154,
CVE-2018-5155, CVE-2018-5157, CVE-2018-5158, CVE-2018-5159, CVE-2018-5160,
CVE-2018-5163, CVE-2018-5164, CVE-2018-5168, CVE-2018-5173, CVE-2018-5175,
CVE-2018-5177, CVE-2018-5180)
Multiple security issues were discovered with WebExtensions. If a user
were tricked in to installing a specially craft
OSV
CVE-2018-5166: WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access c
osv·2018-05-11·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-5166 [HIGH] CVE-2018-5166: WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access c
WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Ubuntu
Firefox regression
vendor_ubuntu·2018-05-18·CVSS 9.8
[CRITICAL] Firefox regression
Title: Firefox regression
Summary: USN-3645-1 caused a regression in Firefox.
USN-3645-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused an issue
where users experienced long UI pauses in some circumsances. This update
fixes the problem.
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 via application
crash, bypass same-origin restrictions, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks, install lightweight themes without user interaction, spoof the
filename in the downloads panel, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-5150, CVE-2018-5151, CVE-2018-5153, CVE-2018-5154,
CVE-2018-5155,
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2018-05-11·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2018-5150 [CRITICAL] 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 via application
crash, bypass same-origin restrictions, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks, install lightweight themes without user interaction, spoof the
filename in the downloads panel, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-5150, CVE-2018-5151, CVE-2018-5153, CVE-2018-5154,
CVE-2018-5155, CVE-2018-5157, CVE-2018-5158, CVE-2018-5159, CVE-2018-5160,
CVE-2018-5163, CVE-2018-5164, CVE-2018-5168, CVE-2018-5173, CVE-2018-5175,
CVE-2018-5177, CVE-2018-5180)
Multip
Red Hat
Mozilla: WebExtension host permission bypass through filterReponseData
vendor_redhat·2018-05-09·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-5166 [HIGH] CWE-266 Mozilla: WebExtension host permission bypass through filterReponseData
Mozilla: WebExtension host permission bypass through filterReponseData
WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
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-2018-5166: firefox - WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to by...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-5166 [HIGH] CVE-2018-5166: firefox - WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to by...
WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 60.0-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1437325https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1437325https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
2018-06-11
Published