CVE-2018-12397
Firefox WebExtension Local File Access Bypass
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 28, 2019, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 1, 2019, 3 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12397
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-2018-12397.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487478 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487478 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487478 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 63.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 60.3.0 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12397 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-2018-12397
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.01%
score
0.20992
percentile