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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ | Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2018-10-18T13:00:00
Updated: 2018-10-20T09:57:01
Reserved: 2018-06-14T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-12369
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2018-10-18T13:29:03.663
Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223
Link: CVE-2018-12369
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE