#VU12551 Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5168

 

#VU12551 Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5168

Published: May 10, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12551
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-5168
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper privileges or access controls. A remote attacker can manipulate the baseURI property of the theme element, bypass security restrictions and cause lightweight themes to be installed without user interaction which could contain offensive or embarrassing images.

Remediation

Update to version 60.0.

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