Bug 1595034 – CVE-2018-12369 Mozilla: WebExtension security permission checks bypassed by embedded experiments

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Bug 1595034 - (CVE-2018-12369) CVE-2018-12369 Mozilla: WebExtension security permission checks bypassed by embedded experiments

Summary:	CVE-2018-12369 Mozilla: WebExtension security permission checks bypassed by e...

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

Aliases:	CVE-2018-12369

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Hardware:	All Linux

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Blocks:	1590698
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Reported:	2018-06-25 21:52 EDT by Doran Moppert
Modified:	2018-06-26 20:59 EDT (History)
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Description Doran Moppert 2018-06-25 21:52:56 EDT

WebExtensions bundled with embedded experiments were not correctly checked for  proper authorization. This allows a malicious WebExtension to gain full browser permissions.



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https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/#CVE-2018-12369

Comment 1 Doran Moppert 2018-06-25 21:53:00 EDT

Acknowledgments:

Name: the Mozilla project
Upstream: Jonathan Kingston

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