CVE-2018-12396
Published: 24 October 2018
A vulnerability where a WebExtension can run content scripts in disallowed contexts following navigation or other events. This allows for potential privilege escalation by the WebExtension on sites where content scripts should not be run. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.
Notes
Author | Note |
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tyhicks | mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2)
|
cosmic |
Released
(63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.10.2)
|
|
disco |
Released
(63.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
eoan |
Released
(63.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
focal |
Released
(63.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
groovy |
Released
(63.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
hirsute |
Released
(63.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
impish |
Released
(63.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
jammy |
Released
(63.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
kinetic |
Released
(63.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
lunar |
Released
(63.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(63.0)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2)
|
|
mantic |
Released
(63.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
firefox-esr Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
disco |
Does not exist
|
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
mozjs38 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
disco |
Does not exist
|
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
mozjs52 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
mozjs60 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |