Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting firefox package, versions <64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-425835
  • published13 Dec 2018
  • disclosed28 Feb 2019

Introduced: 13 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-18495  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-732  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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.

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.