CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-12395

By rewriting the Host: request headers using the webRequest API, a WebExtension can bypass domain restrictions through domain fronting. This would allow access to domains that share a host that are otherwise restricted. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1467523 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-02-28 06:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 12:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-12395

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12395

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo