PT-2018-3167
CVE-2018-12395
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Published
2018-10-23
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Updated
2024-12-12
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox ESR versions prior to 60.3
Firefox versions prior to 63
Description
The issue is related to a lack of access control in the WebExtensions system for Firefox browsers. It allows a WebExtension to bypass domain restrictions through domain fronting by rewriting the Host: request headers using the
webRequest API. This could enable access to restricted domains that share a host.Recommendations
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 60.3, update to version 60.3 or later.
For Firefox versions prior to 63, update to version 63 or later.
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