CVE - CVE-2018-12396

CVE-ID
CVE-2018-12396	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A vulnerability where a WebExtension can run content scripts in disallowed contexts following navigation or other events. This allows for potential privilege escalation by the WebExtension on sites where content scripts should not be run. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.
References
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BID:105718 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1483602 CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/ DEBIAN:DSA-4324 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324 GENTOO:GLSA-201811-04 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04 MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20181107 [SECURITY] [DLA 1571-1] firefox-esr security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.html REDHAT:RHSA-2018:3005 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005 REDHAT:RHSA-2018:3006 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006 SECTRACK:1041944 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 UBUNTU:USN-3801-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20180614	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.
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Assigned (20180614)
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