Mozilla Firefox up to 63.x WebExtensions Argument input validation
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 63.x (Web Browser). This affects some unknown functionality of the component WebExtensions. The manipulation as part of a Argument leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Limitations on the URIs allowed to WebExtensions by the browser.windows.create API can be bypassed when a pipe in the URL field is used within the extension to load multiple pages as a single argument. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to open privileged about: or file: locations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.
The bug was discovered 12/11/2018. The weakness was shared 02/28/2019 by Samuel Gross (xisigr) as Bug 1488180 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-18497 since 10/19/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/13/2020).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119654 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3844-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197328 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-3844-1)).
Upgrading to version 64 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (119654). The entries 126808, 126809, 126810 and 126811 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 119654
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3844-1)
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Upgrade: Firefox 64
Timeline
10/16/2018 🔍10/19/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: Bug 1488180
Researcher: Samuel Gross (xisigr)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-18497 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 105666 - Google Chrome Prior to 70.0.3538.67 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/01/2019 06:28Updated: 05/13/2020 10:35
Changes: 03/01/2019 06:28 (77), 05/13/2020 10:35 (6)
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