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
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1427585 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/ Vendor Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2019-02-28T18:00:00

Updated: 2019-03-01T10:57:01

Reserved: 2018-10-19T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2018-18495

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-02-28T18:29:01.680

Modified: 2020-08-24T17:37:01.140


Link: CVE-2018-18495

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