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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade firefox-esr | May 23, 2018 | May 16, 2018 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade thunderbird-debuginfo | Apr 27, 2020 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbird-debuginfoUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox-debuginfo | May 22, 2018 | May 9, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox-esr | May 12, 2018 | May 9, 2018 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade firefox-esrUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade waterfoxUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade libxul | May 10, 2018 | May 9, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin. | Oct 3, 2018 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Mfsa2018 11 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 60.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox | May 10, 2018 | May 9, 2018 |
| Mfsa2018 12 | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 52.8 | May 10, 2018 | May 9, 2018 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 52.8Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird | May 22, 2018 | May 18, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 52.8.0-0.175.3.33.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/data/firefox-bookmarks to version 52.8.0-0.175.3.33.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 52.8.0-0.175.3.33.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox/plugin/firefox-java to version 52.8.0-0.175.3.33.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 52.8.0-0.175.3.33.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Jun 18, 2018 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | May 15, 2018 | May 9, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbird-debuginfoUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade firefox-debuginfo | May 15, 2018 | May 9, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-buildsymbolsUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaFirefox | May 12, 2018 | May 9, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | May 22, 2018 | May 9, 2018 |
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