CVE-2018-18497
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Summary
Limitations on the URIs allowed to WebExtensions by the browser.windows.create API can be bypassed when a pipe in the URL field is used within the extension to load multiple pages as a single argument. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to open privileged about: or file: locations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified < 64 | affected |
Weaknesses
- WebExtensions can load arbitrary URLs through pipe separators
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1488180
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1488180
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167
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