{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"USN-3645-1","aliases":[],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"firefox vulnerabilities\n\nMultiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were\ntricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could\npotentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application\ncrash, bypass same-origin restrictions, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS)\nattacks, install lightweight themes without user interaction, spoof the\nfilename in the downloads panel, or execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2018-5150, CVE-2018-5151, CVE-2018-5153, CVE-2018-5154,\nCVE-2018-5155, CVE-2018-5157, CVE-2018-5158, CVE-2018-5159, CVE-2018-5160,\nCVE-2018-5163, CVE-2018-5164, CVE-2018-5168, CVE-2018-5173, CVE-2018-5175,\nCVE-2018-5177, CVE-2018-5180)\n\nMultiple security issues were discovered with WebExtensions. If a user\nwere tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker\ncould potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, or bypass\nsecurity restrictions. (CVE-2018-5152, CVE-2018-5166)\n\nIt was discovered that the web console and JavaScript debugger incorrectly\nlinkified chrome: and javascript URLs. If a user were tricked in to\nclicking a specially crafted link, an attacker could potentially exploit\nthis to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2018-5167)\n\nIt was discovered that dragging and dropping link text on to the home\nbutton could set the home page to include chrome pages. If a user were\ntricked in to dragging and dropping a specially crafted link on to the\nhome button, an attacker could potentially exploit this bypass security\nrestrictions. (CVE-2018-5169)\n\nIt was discovered that the Live Bookmarks page and PDF viewer would run\nscript pasted from the clipboard. If a user were tricked in to copying and\npasting specially crafted text, an attacker could potentially exploit this\nto conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2018-5172)\n\nIt was discovered that the JSON viewer incorrectly linkified javascript:\nURLs. If a user were tricked in to clicking on a specially crafted link,\nan attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive\ninformation. (CVE-2018-5176)\n\nIt was discovered that dragging a file: URL on to a tab that is running in\na different process would cause the file to open in that process. If a\nuser were tricked in to dragging a file: URL, an attacker could\npotentially exploit this to bypass intended security policies.\n(CVE-2018-5181)\n\nIt was discovered that dragging text that is a file: URL on to the\naddressbar would open the specified file. If a user were tricked in to\ndragging specially crafted text on to the addressbar, an attacker could\npotentially exploit this to bypass intended security 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