CVE-2018-5168

CVE Details

Release Date:	2018-06-11
Impact:	None	What is this?

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.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.0
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
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