4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-12399
"Firefox Protocol Handler Misleading Title Vulnerability"
Description

When a new protocol handler is registered, the API accepts a title argument which can be used to mislead users about which domain is registering the new protocol. This may result in the user approving a protocol handler that they otherwise would not have. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 28, 2019, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 1, 2019, 2:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12399 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.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
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-2018-12399.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105721 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1490276 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-12399 vulnerability over time.

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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 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105721 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105721 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=1490276 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1490276 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 63.0
    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://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105721 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.34 }} -0.29%

score

0.71875

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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