CVE-2018-5167
published 2018-06-11CVE-2018-5167: The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be hyperlinked. Both will display "chrome:" links as active, clickable hyperlinks…
PriorityP417medium4.3CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNILAN
EPSS
1.44%
70.0th percentile
The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be hyperlinked. Both will display "chrome:" links as active, clickable hyperlinks in their output. Web sites should not be able to directly link to internal chrome pages. Additionally, the JavaScript debugger will display "javascript:" links, which users could be tricked into clicking by malicious sites. 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
nvdv3.04.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian4.3MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM
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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: Improper linkification of chrome: and javascript: content in web console and JavaScript debugger
vendor_redhat·2018-05-09·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2018-5167 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 Mozilla: Improper linkification of chrome: and javascript: content in web console and JavaScript debugger
Mozilla: Improper linkification of chrome: and javascript: content in web console and JavaScript debugger
The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be hyperlinked. Both will display "chrome:" links as active, clickable hyperlinks in their output. Web sites should not be able to directly link to internal chrome pages. Additionally, the JavaScript debugger will display "javascript:" links, which users could be tricked into clicking by malicious sites. 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-2018-5167: firefox - The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be h...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2018-5167 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-5167: firefox - The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be h...
The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be hyperlinked. Both will display "chrome:" links as active, clickable hyperlinks in their output. Web sites should not be able to directly link to internal chrome pages. Additionally, the JavaScript debugger will display "javascript:" links, which users could be tricked into clicking by malicious sites. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 60.0-1)
GHSA
GHSA-f8v9-9j4r-5fw9: The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be hyperlinked
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-5167 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-f8v9-9j4r-5fw9: The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be hyperlinked
The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be hyperlinked. Both will display "chrome:" links as active, clickable hyperlinks in their output. Web sites should not be able to directly link to internal chrome pages. Additionally, the JavaScript debugger will display "javascript:" links, which users could be tricked into clicking by malicious sites. 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-2018-5167: The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be hyperlinked
osv·2018-05-11·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2018-5167 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-5167: The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be hyperlinked
The web console and JavaScript debugger do not sanitize all output that can be hyperlinked. Both will display "chrome:" links as active, clickable hyperlinks in their output. Web sites should not be able to directly link to internal chrome pages. Additionally, the JavaScript debugger will display "javascript:" links, which users could be tricked into clicking by malicious sites. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
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=1447969https://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=1447969https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
2018-06-11
Published