#VU13491 Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-12369 

 

#VU13491 Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-12369

Published: June 27, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13491
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12369
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. A remote attacker can use a malicious WebExtension to bypass security restrictions and gain full browser permissions.

Remediation

Update to version 61.0.

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