PT-2018-3171

CVE-2018-12399

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Published

2018-10-23

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Updated

2024-12-12

Description by

CVSS 2.0
5.0
Medium
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions prior to 63
Description The issue is related to the registration of new protocol handlers, where the API accepts a title argument that can be misleading about the domain registering the handler. This may lead to users approving a protocol handler they otherwise would not have. The vulnerability is also described as being related to insufficient access control in the Firefox browser API, which could allow a remote attacker to substitute the user interface using a specially crafted title argument.
Recommendations For versions prior to 63, update to version 63 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the approval of new protocol handlers to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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Related identifiers
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USN-3801-1
USN-3801-2
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