High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5166
CVE-2018-5166
Description
WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
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Affected products
24<60+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <60
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords22 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 21 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 92.0-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-109.95.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/nvdVendor Advisory
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