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CVE-2018-5168

Sites can bypass security checks on permissions to install lightweight themes by manipulating the "baseURI" property of

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.01032
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Affected Products & Versions

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debian linuxall versions
mozilla firefox< 52.8.0
mozilla firefox< 60.0
mozilla thunderbird< 52.8.0
mozilla thunderbird esr< 52.8.0
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · security@mozilla.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 Jun 2018 · 09:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2019:2872-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:1334-2
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449548Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01Third Party Advisory
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