#VU16489 Same-origin policy bypass in Mozilla Firefox


Published: 2018-12-12

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16489

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18494

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Mozilla

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass same-origin policy on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error .when using the Javascript location property. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and theft cross-origin URL entries to cause a redirection to another site using performance.getEntries()

Mitigation
Update to version 64.0.

Vulnerable software versions

Mozilla Firefox: 60.0 - 63.0


External links
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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