WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1437325 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ | Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Updated: 2018-06-12T09:57:01
Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-5166
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:15.640
Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223
Link: CVE-2018-5166
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE