CVE-2018-18495
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-02-28 18:00
Modified
2024-08-05 11:08
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
0.22% (0.60154)
Summary
WebExtension content scripts can be loaded into about: pages in some circumstances, in violation of the permissions granted to extensions. This could allow an extension to interfere with the loading and usage of these pages and use capabilities that were intended to be restricted from extensions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1427585Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1427585Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/Vendor Advisory
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Mozilla Firefox Version: unspecified   < 64
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