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Missing Authorization Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.3.0-1.el7_5

Severity

 Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4895020
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Oct 2018
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Introduced: 23 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-12397  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:60.3.0-1.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3005.

NVD Description

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

A WebExtension can request access to local files without the warning prompt stating that the extension will "Access your data for all websites" being displayed to the user. This allows extensions to run content scripts in local pages without permission warnings when a local file is opened. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.