CVE-2018-5168
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449548
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/