CVE-2018-12368
"Windows Firefox Execute Without Warning"
Description
Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the internet and have the "Mark of the Web." Without the warning, unsuspecting users unfamiliar with this new file type might run an unwanted executable. This also allows a WebExtension with the limited downloads.open permission to execute arbitrary code without user interaction on Windows 10 systems. *Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 18, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 21, 2024, 1:55 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12368
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-12368.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104560 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1468217 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-18/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/ | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-12368 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-12368 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
-
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 53.0 from (excluding) 60.1.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 53.0 from (excluding) 60.1.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-254 CWE-434 CWE-254 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104560 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104560 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39 No Types Assigned https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1468217 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1468217 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-18/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-18/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-254 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 61.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.9 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 53.0 up to (excluding) 60.1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.9 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 20, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 19, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104560 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12368 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-12368
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
25.09 }} -0.73%
score
0.96762
percentile