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Information Exposure Affecting firefox package, versions <63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-425761
  • published28 Oct 2018
  • disclosed28 Feb 2019
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Introduced: 28 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-12397  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.