Improper Input Validation Affecting firefox package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FIREFOX-1939856
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Dec 2018

Introduced: 11 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-18495  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-270  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-552  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 firefox.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

WebExtension content scripts can be loaded into about: pages in some circumstances, in violation of the permissions granted to extensions. This could allow an extension to interfere with the loading and usage of these pages and use capabilities that were intended to be restricted from extensions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.