CVE-2018-18497 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2018-18497 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 28/02/2019 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2018
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2018-18497 Description

Limitations on the URIs allowed to WebExtensions by the browser.windows.create API can be bypassed when a pipe in the URL field is used within the extension to load multiple pages as a single argument. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to open privileged about: or file: locations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID:
CWE Name: WebExtensions can load arbitrary URLs through pipe separators
Source: Mozilla

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).