CVE - CVE-2018-5166

CVE-ID
CVE-2018-5166	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
References
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BID:104139 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1437325 CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ SECTRACK:1040896 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 UBUNTU:USN-3645-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20180103	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20180103)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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