CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-18496

When the RSS Feed preview about:feeds page is framed within another page, it can be used in concert with scripted content for a clickjacking attack that confuses users into downloading and executing an executable file from a temporary directory. *Note: This issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

8.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1422231 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2019-02-28 06:29

Updated : 2020-08-24 05:37

NVD link : CVE-2018-18496

Mitre link : CVE-2018-18496

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-1021

Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames