Mozilla Firefox up to 62.x WebExtension permission assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 62.x. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebExtension. This manipulation causes permission assignment. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-12396. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 62.x (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component WebExtension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission assignment vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-732. The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 10/23/2018. The weakness was published 10/23/2018 as MFSA 2018-26 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-12396 since 06/14/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118406 (CentOS 6 : firefox (CESA-2018:3006)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197286 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-3801-1)).

Upgrading to version 63.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118406), SecurityFocus (BID 105723†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041944†). Similar entries are available at VDB-125961, VDB-125962, VDB-125963 and VDB-125964. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission assignment
CWE: CWE-732 / CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 118406
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : firefox (CESA-2018:3006)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 63.0

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06/14/2018 🔍
10/23/2018 +130 days 🔍
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06/03/2023 +1681 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2018-26
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-12396 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12396
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125965

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SecurityFocus: 105723 - Mozilla Firefox ESR CVE-2018-12389 Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041944

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2018 07:13
Updated: 06/03/2023 08:07
Changes: 10/26/2018 07:13 (71), 04/06/2020 17:37 (13), 06/03/2023 08:07 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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