vulnerability
Arch Linux: Access restriction bypass (CVE-2018-18495)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 28, 2019 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 28, 2019
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A security issue has been found in Firefox < 64.0, where WebExtension content scripts can be loaded into about: pages in some circumstances, in violation of the permissions granted to extensions. This could allow an extension to interfere with the loading and usage of these pages and use capabilities that were intended to be restricted from extensions.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2018-18495
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-18495
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167
- URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1427585
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201812-9
- URL-https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/
- CWE-732
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