Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-12369
Published: June 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13491
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12369
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. A remote attacker can use a malicious WebExtension to bypass security restrictions and gain full browser permissions.
The weakness exists due to WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. A remote attacker can use a malicious WebExtension to bypass security restrictions and gain full browser permissions.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-12369
Update to version 61.0.