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CVE-2018-18496

N/A
Published: February 28, 2019 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

When the RSS Feed preview about:feeds page is framed within another page, it can be used in concert with scripted content for a clickjacking attack that confuses users into downloading and executing an executable file from a temporary directory. *Note: This issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Firefox· Mozilla
95%
v < 64
Affected range stops below 64, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 64.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106167
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1422231
x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/

CVSS

6.8MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1021

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