CVE-2018-5168

Published: 10 May 2018

Sites can bypass security checks on permissions to install lightweight themes by manipulating the "baseURI" property of the theme element. This could allow a malicious site to install a theme without user interaction which could contain offensive or embarrassing images. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Released (60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1)
	bionic	Released (60.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
	trusty	Released (60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (60.0)
	xenial	Released (60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Released (1:52.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1)
	bionic	Released (1:52.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
	trusty	Released (1:52.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (52.8.0)
	xenial	Released (1:52.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.3
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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