CVE-2018-12369

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. This allowed a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.1 and Firefox < 61.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-12369
  • Assigner
  • security@mozilla.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-10-18T13:29:03
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-863 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 61.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 60.1.0
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 9.8
  • Base Severity
  • CRITICAL
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12369
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-12369
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:32:26 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 13:37:14 2018-10-18T13:29Z 2018-10-18T13:29:03 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 13:37:14 2019-10-03T00:03:26 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 13:37:14 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated