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CVE-2018-12399

When a new protocol handler is registered, the API accepts a title argument which can be used to mislead users about which domain is registering the new protocol. This may result in the user approving a protocol handler that they otherwise would not have. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63.

Published

2019-02-28T18:29:01.023

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:45:08.580

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 63.0	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/105721 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1490276 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105721 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://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1490276 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)