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CVE-2018-12397

A WebExtension can request access to local files without the warning prompt stating that the extension will "Access your data for all websites" being displayed to the user. This allows extensions to run content scripts in local pages without permission warnings when a local file is opened. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.

Published

2019-02-28T18:29:00.883

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:45:08.320

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 63.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox_esr	< 60.3.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_eus	7.5	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	7.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.10	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487478 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487478 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)