CVE-2018-12368HIGH
Description
Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the internet and have the "Mark of the Web." Without the warning, unsuspecting users unfamiliar with this new file type might run an unwanted executable. This also allows a WebExtension with the limited downloads.open permission to execute arbitrary code without user interaction on Windows 10 systems. *Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104560
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1468217
https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-17/
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2018-10-18
Updated: 2019-10-03
Type: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Risk Information
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: HIGH
CVSS v3.0
Base Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 2.2
Severity: HIGH
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
AND
OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120074 | SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2018:2298-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 118279 | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2018:2322-2) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 117894 | GLSA-201810-01 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities | Nessus | Gentoo Local Security Checks | high |
| 700341 | Mozilla Firefox ESR < 60.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus Network Monitor | Web Clients | high |
| 700339 | Mozilla Firefox ESR < 52.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus Network Monitor | Web Clients | high |
| 700330 | Mozilla Firefox < 61 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus Network Monitor | Web Clients | high |
| 111981 | Mozilla Thunderbird < 60.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus | Windows | high |
| 111980 | Mozilla Thunderbird < 60.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) | Nessus | MacOS X Local Security Checks | high |
| 111745 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2018:2325-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 111743 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2018:2322-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 111044 | Mozilla Thunderbird < 52.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus | Windows | high |
| 111043 | Mozilla Thunderbird < 52.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) | Nessus | MacOS X Local Security Checks | high |
| 110811 | Mozilla Firefox < 61 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities | Nessus | Windows | high |
| 110810 | Mozilla Firefox ESR < 60.1 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities | Nessus | Windows | high |
| 110809 | Mozilla Firefox ESR < 52.9 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities | Nessus | Windows | high |
| 110808 | Mozilla Firefox ESR < 60.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) | Nessus | MacOS X Local Security Checks | high |
| 110807 | Mozilla Firefox ESR < 52.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) | Nessus | MacOS X Local Security Checks | high |
| 110806 | Mozilla Firefox < 61 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (macOS) | Nessus | MacOS X Local Security Checks | high |
| 110700 | FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (cd81806c-26e7-4d4a-8425-02724a2f48af) | Nessus | FreeBSD Local Security Checks | high |