Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2018-12395
By rewriting the Host: request headers using the webRequest API, a WebExtension can bypass domain restrictions through domain fronting. This would allow access to domains that share a host that are otherwise restricted. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.3 and Firefox < 63.
EPSS: 0.029 (85.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox_esr
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_eus — versions 7.5
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
References
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12395?
- CVE-2018-12395 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12395?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.