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
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
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cve-icon 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

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:15.640

Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223


Link: CVE-2018-5166

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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