PT-2018-3042 · Mozilla+5 · Firefox+6
Wladimir Palant
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Published
2018-05-09
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Updated
2024-12-12
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CVE-2018-5168
CVSS v2.0
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Thunderbird versions prior to 52.8
Thunderbird ESR versions prior to 52.8
Firefox versions prior to 60
Firefox ESR versions prior to 52.8
Description
The issue is related to the manipulation of the
baseURI property of the theme element, allowing sites to bypass security checks on permissions to install lightweight themes. This could enable a malicious site to install a theme without user interaction, potentially containing offensive or embarrassing images. The vulnerability is associated with errors in processing permissions.Recommendations
For Thunderbird versions prior to 52.8, update to version 52.8 or later.
For Thunderbird ESR versions prior to 52.8, update to version 52.8 or later.
For Firefox versions prior to 60, update to version 60 or later.
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 52.8, update to version 52.8 or later.
Fix
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Firefox
Red Hat
Suse
Thunderbird
Ubuntu