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ghsa-pp5v-ch72-95w4

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-13 01:49

Modified

2022-05-13 01:49

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

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.

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cve-2018-12369

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2018-10-18 13:00

Modified

2024-08-05 08:31

Severity ?

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193	vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK
	https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	Mozilla	Firefox ESR
	Mozilla	Firefox

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