CVE-2018-12397
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-02-28 18:00
Modified
2024-08-05 08:30
Severity ?
Summary
A WebExtension can request access to local files without the warning prompt stating that the extension will "Access your data for all websites" being displayed to the user. This allows extensions to run content scripts in local pages without permission warnings when a local file is opened. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487478Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
MozillaFirefox ESR
MozillaFirefox
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