Mozilla Firefox ESR
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.52 % · percentile 85 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mozilla
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2018-4343
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2018-12369
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2018-AVI-309 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Mozilla Firefox · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 60.1.0cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 61.0cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Mozilla · Firefox ESR | affected unspecified < 60.1 |
| Mozilla · Firefox | affected unspecified < 61 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |