CVE-2018-5113

The "browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow" function of WebExtensions is only allowed to load content over "https:" but this requirement was not properly enforced. This can potentially allow privileged pages to be loaded by the extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
References
Link Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1425267 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 09:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 12:03


NVD link : CVE-2018-5113

Mitre link : CVE-2018-5113

Products Affected
No products.
CWE