CVE-2018-5166
Mozilla Firefox Host Permission Bypass Vulnerability
Description
WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2018-5166.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1437325 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ | Vendor Advisory |
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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-284 CWE-284 CWE-269 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1437325 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1437325 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-284 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:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 60.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 [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-2018-5166 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-2018-5166
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.21 }} -0.08%
score
0.58999
percentile