Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2018-12397

Disclosure Date: February 28, 2019
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Description

A WebExtension can request access to local files without the warning prompt stating that the extension will “Access your data for all websites” being displayed to the user. This allows extensions to run content scripts in local pages without permission warnings when a local file is opened. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.1 High
Impact Score:
5.2
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • mozilla,
  • redhat

Products

  • debian linux 8.0,
  • debian linux 9.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 6.0,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server 6.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server eus 7.5,
  • enterprise linux workstation 6.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • firefox,
  • firefox esr,
  • ubuntu linux 14.04,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04,
  • ubuntu linux 18.04,
  • ubuntu linux 18.10
Technical Analysis