Origin Validation Error Affecting firefox package, versions <62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
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- published28 Feb 2019
- disclosed28 Feb 2019
Introduced: 28 Feb 2019
CVE-2018-18499 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 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 same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using a meta http-equiv="refresh" on a page to cause a redirection to another site using performance.getEntries(). This is a same-origin policy violation and could allow for data theft. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-18499
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-18499
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-20/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-25/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1468523