Improper Input Validation Affecting firefox package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-1326923
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Oct 2018

Introduced: 23 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-12398  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL: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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

By using the reflected URL in some special resource URIs, such as chrome:, it is possible to inject stylesheets and bypass Content Security Policy (CSP). This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63.