CVE-2018-12369
Mozilla Firefox Full Privilege Escalation
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 18, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12369
vulnerability.
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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-2018-12369.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2018-12369 vulnerability over time.
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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-264 CWE-264 CWE-863 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/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/mfsa2018-16/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 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://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454909 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 61.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 60.1.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe: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:*:*:* -
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 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561 [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-2018-12369 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-2018-12369
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.14 }} -0.09%
score
0.84582
percentile