Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.2.1-1.0.1.el7_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2526539
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Oct 2018

Introduced: 18 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-12383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:60.2.1-1.0.1.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-2835.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

If a user saved passwords before Firefox 58 and then later set a master password, an unencrypted copy of these passwords is still accessible. This is because the older stored password file was not deleted when the data was copied to a new format starting in Firefox 58. The new master password is added only on the new file. This could allow the exposure of stored password data outside of user expectations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2.1, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.