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MFSA2018-06 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 59 (CVE-2018-5135)

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MFSA2018-06 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 59 (CVE-2018-5135)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
06/11/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/12/2018
Modified
08/09/2018

Description

WebExtensions can bypass normal restrictions in some circumstances and use "browser.tabs.executeScript" to inject scripts into contexts where this should not be allowed, such as pages from other WebExtensions or unprivileged "about:" pages. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-59_0

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