CVE-2018-18499
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CVE-2018-18499 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. A same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using a meta http-equiv="refresh" on a page to cause a redirection to another site using performance.getEntries(). This is a same-origin policy violation and could allow for data theft. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using a meta http-equiv="refresh" on a page to cause a redirection to another site using performance.getEntries(). This is a same-origin policy violation and could allow for data theft. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 62.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 60.2 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 60.2.1 |
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1468523Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-20/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-21/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-25/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1468523Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-20/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-21/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-25/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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