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CVE-2018-5168

Published: Jun 11, 2018 | Modified: Nov 25, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.1 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5168
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Debian_linuxDebian7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
Debian_linuxDebian8.0 (including)8.0 (including)
Debian_linuxDebian9.0 (including)9.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatfirefox-0:52.8.0-1.el6_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatthunderbird-0:52.8.0-2.el6_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatfirefox-0:52.8.0-1.el7_5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatthunderbird-0:52.8.0-1.el7_5*
FirefoxUbuntuartful*
FirefoxUbuntubionic*
FirefoxUbuntudevel*
FirefoxUbuntutrusty*
FirefoxUbuntuupstream*
FirefoxUbuntuxenial*
ThunderbirdUbuntuartful*
ThunderbirdUbuntubionic*
ThunderbirdUbuntudevel*
ThunderbirdUbuntutrusty*
ThunderbirdUbuntuupstream*
ThunderbirdUbuntuxenial*

References

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