CVE-2018-12397

A WebExtension can request access to local files without the warning prompt stating that the extension will "Access your data for all websites" being displayed to the user. This allows extensions to run content scripts in local pages without permission warnings when a local file is opened. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.

• CWE-200

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487478Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04Third Party Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324Third Party Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105718Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3005Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3006Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1487478Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04Third Party Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3801-1/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4324Third Party Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/Vendor Advisory

Published

Feb 28, 2019

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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