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CVE-2018-12383

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Oct 18, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.5 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12383
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/522.html

If a user saved passwords before Firefox 58 and then later set a master password, an unencrypted copy of these passwords is still accessible. This is because the older stored password file was not deleted when the data was copied to a new format starting in Firefox 58. The new master password is added only on the new file. This could allow the exposure of stored password data outside of user expectations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 62, Firefox ESR < 60.2.1, and Thunderbird < 60.2.1.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Enterprise_linux_desktopRedhat6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_desktopRedhat7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_serverRedhat6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_serverRedhat7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_server_ausRedhat7.6 (including)7.6 (including)
Enterprise_linux_server_eusRedhat7.5 (including)7.5 (including)
Enterprise_linux_server_eusRedhat7.6 (including)7.6 (including)
Enterprise_linux_server_tusRedhat7.6 (including)7.6 (including)
Enterprise_linux_workstationRedhat6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
Enterprise_linux_workstationRedhat7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatfirefox-0:60.2.1-1.el6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatthunderbird-0:60.2.1-5.el6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatfirefox-0:60.2.1-1.el7_5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatthunderbird-0:60.2.1-4.el7_5*
FirefoxUbuntubionic*
FirefoxUbuntudevel*
FirefoxUbuntutrusty*
FirefoxUbuntuxenial*
ThunderbirdUbuntubionic*
ThunderbirdUbuntudevel*
ThunderbirdUbuntutrusty*
ThunderbirdUbuntuupstream*
ThunderbirdUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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