CVE-2018-5168

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-06-11

Description

Sites can bypass security checks on permissions to install lightweightthemes 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.

See more information about CVE-2018-5168 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (firefox)	ELSA-2018-1414	2018-05-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2018-1726	2018-05-24
Oracle Linux version 7 (firefox)	ELSA-2018-1415	2018-05-14
Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2018-1725	2018-05-24

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