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MFSA2018-16 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 60.1 (CVE-2018-12369)

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MFSA2018-16 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 60.1 (CVE-2018-12369)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/26/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/27/2018
Modified
12/07/2018

Description

WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for proper authorization. This allowed a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.1 and Firefox < 61.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-esr-upgrade-60_1

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