CVE - CVE-2018-5168

CVE-ID
CVE-2018-5168	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Sites can bypass security checks on permissions to install lightweight themes by manipulating the "baseURI" property of the theme element. This could allow a malicious site to install a theme without user interaction which could contain offensive or embarrassing images. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.
References
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BID:104136 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449548 CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/ CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/ DEBIAN:DSA-4199 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199 DEBIAN:DSA-4209 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209 GENTOO:GLSA-201810-01 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 GENTOO:GLSA-201811-13 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20180511 [SECURITY] [DLA 1376-1] firefox-esr security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20180525 [SECURITY] [DLA 1382-1] thunderbird security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html REDHAT:RHSA-2018:1414 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414 REDHAT:RHSA-2018:1415 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415 REDHAT:RHSA-2018:1725 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725 REDHAT:RHSA-2018:1726 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726 SECTRACK:1040896 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 UBUNTU:USN-3645-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ UBUNTU:USN-3660-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/
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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Proposed (Legacy)
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