Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-12370 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
canonical
mozilla
CWE-352
nessus
NVD
Published: 2018-10-18
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

In Reader View SameSite cookie protections are not checked on exiting. This allows for a payload to be triggered when Reader View is exited if loaded by a malicious site while Reader mode is active, bypassing CSRF protections. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 61.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Canonical
4
Application
Mozilla
575

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking)
    An attacker targets a system that uses JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as a transport mechanism between the client and the server (common in Web 2.0 systems using AJAX) to steal possibly confidential information transmitted from the server back to the client inside the JSON object by taking advantage of the loophole in the browser's Same Origin Policy that does not prohibit JavaScript from one website to be included and executed in the context of another website. An attacker gets the victim to visit his or her malicious page that contains a script tag whose source points to the vulnerable system with a URL that requests a response from the server containing a JSON object with possibly confidential information. The malicious page also contains malicious code to capture the JSON object returned by the server before any other processing on it can take place, typically by overriding the JavaScript function used to create new objects. This hook allows the malicious code to get access to the creation of each object and transmit the possibly sensitive contents of the captured JSON object to the attackers' server. There is nothing in the browser's security model to prevent the attackers' malicious JavaScript code (originating from attacker's domain) to set up an environment (as described above) to intercept a JSON object response (coming from the vulnerable target system's domain), read its contents and transmit to the attackers' controlled site. The same origin policy protects the domain object model (DOM), but not the JSON.
  • Cross-Domain Search Timing
    An attacker initiates cross domain HTTP / GET requests and times the server responses. The timing of these responses may leak important information on what is happening on the server. Browser's same origin policy prevents the attacker from directly reading the server responses (in the absence of any other weaknesses), but does not prevent the attacker from timing the responses to requests that the attacker issued cross domain. For GET requests an attacker could for instance leverage the "img" tag in conjunction with "onload() / onerror()" javascript events. For the POST requests, an attacker could leverage the "iframe" element and leverage the "onload()" event. There is nothing in the current browser security model that prevents an attacker to use these methods to time responses to the attackers' cross domain requests. The timing for these responses leaks information. For instance, if a victim has an active session with their online e-mail account, an attacker could issue search requests in the victim's mailbox. While the attacker is not able to view the responses, based on the timings of the responses, the attacker could ask yes / no questions as to the content of victim's e-mails, who the victim e-mailed, when, etc. This is but one example; There are other scenarios where an attacker could infer potentially sensitive information from cross domain requests by timing the responses while asking the right questions that leak information.
  • Cross Site Identification
    An attacker harvests identifying information about a victim via an active session that the victim's browser has with a social networking site. A victim may have the social networking site open in one tab or perhaps is simply using the "remember me" feature to keep his or her session with the social networking site active. An attacker induces a payload to execute in the victim's browser that transparently to the victim initiates a request to the social networking site (e.g., via available social network site APIs) to retrieve identifying information about a victim. While some of this information may be public, the attacker is able to harvest this information in context and may use it for further attacks on the user (e.g., spear phishing). In one example of an attack, an attacker may post a malicious posting that contains an image with an embedded link. The link actually requests identifying information from the social networking site. A victim who views the malicious posting in his or her browser will have sent identifying information to the attacker, as long as the victim had an active session with the social networking site. There are many other ways in which the attacker may get the payload to execute in the victim's browser mainly by finding a way to hide it in some reputable site that the victim visits. The attacker could also send the link to the victim in an e-mail and trick the victim into clicking on the link. This attack is basically a cross site request forgery attack with two main differences. First, there is no action that is performed on behalf of the user aside from harvesting information. So standard CSRF protection may not work in this situation. Second, what is important in this attack pattern is the nature of the data being harvested, which is identifying information that can be obtained and used in context. This real time harvesting of identifying information can be used as a prelude for launching real time targeted social engineering attacks on the victim.
  • Cross Site Request Forgery (aka Session Riding)
    An attacker crafts malicious web links and distributes them (via web pages, email, etc.), typically in a targeted manner, hoping to induce users to click on the link and execute the malicious action against some third-party application. If successful, the action embedded in the malicious link will be processed and accepted by the targeted application with the users' privilege level. This type of attack leverages the persistence and implicit trust placed in user session cookies by many web applications today. In such an architecture, once the user authenticates to an application and a session cookie is created on the user's system, all following transactions for that session are authenticated using that cookie including potential actions initiated by an attacker and simply "riding" the existing session cookie.

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_61_0_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 61. It is, therefore, affected by multiple critical and high severity vulnerabilities.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110811
    published2018-06-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110811
    titleMozilla Firefox < 61 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(110811);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/04");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2018-5156",
    "CVE-2018-5186",
    "CVE-2018-5187",
    "CVE-2018-5188",
    "CVE-2018-12358",
    "CVE-2018-12359",
    "CVE-2018-12360",
    "CVE-2018-12361",
    "CVE-2018-12362",
    "CVE-2018-12363",
    "CVE-2018-12364",
    "CVE-2018-12365",
    "CVE-2018-12366",
    "CVE-2018-12367",
    "CVE-2018-12368",
    "CVE-2018-12369",
    "CVE-2018-12370",
    "CVE-2018-12371"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    104246,
    104555,
    104556,
    104557,
    104558,
    104560,
    104561,
    104562
  );
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2018-15");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox < 61 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Firefox.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by
    multiple critical and high severity vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows
    host is prior to 61. It is, therefore, affected by multiple critical
    and high severity vulnerabilities.");
  # https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?cf08db1a");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 61.0.0 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-12368");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/06/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/06/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/06/29");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("mozilla_org_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Mozilla/Firefox/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include("mozilla_version.inc");

port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
if (!port) port = 445;

installs = get_kb_list("SMB/Mozilla/Firefox/*");
if (isnull(installs)) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "Firefox");

mozilla_check_version(installs:installs, product:'firefox', esr:FALSE, fix:'61.0.0', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201810-01.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201810-01 (Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks, obtain sensitive information, spoof the address bar, conduct clickjacking attacks, bypass security restrictions and protection mechanisms, or have other unspecified impact. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id117894
    published2018-10-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/117894
    titleGLSA-201810-01 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3705-1.NASL
    descriptionMultiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CORS restrictions, bypass CSRF protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5156, CVE-2018-5186, CVE-2018-5187, CVE-2018-5188, CVE-2018-12358, CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360, CVE-2018-12361, CVE-2018-12362, CVE-2018-12363, CVE-2018-12364, CVE-2018-12365, CVE-2018-12366, CVE-2018-12367, CVE-2018-12370, CVE-2018-12371) A security issue was discovered with WebExtensions. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain full browser permissions. (CVE-2018-12369). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110942
    published2018-07-06
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110942
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3705-1)
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_CD81806C26E74D4A842502724A2F48AF.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Foundation reports : CVE-2018-12359: Buffer overflow using computed size of canvas element CVE-2018-12360: Use-after-free when using focus() CVE-2018-12361: Integer overflow in SwizzleData CVE-2018-12358: Same-origin bypass using service worker and redirection CVE-2018-12362: Integer overflow in SSSE3 scaler CVE-2018-5156: Media recorder segmentation fault when track type is changed during capture CVE-2018-12363: Use-after-free when appending DOM nodes CVE-2018-12364: CSRF attacks through 307 redirects and NPAPI plugins CVE-2018-12365: Compromised IPC child process can list local filenames CVE-2018-12371: Integer overflow in Skia library during edge builder allocation CVE-2018-12366: Invalid data handling during QCMS transformations CVE-2018-12367: Timing attack mitigation of PerformanceNavigationTiming CVE-2018-12368: No warning when opening executable SettingContent-ms files CVE-2018-12369: WebExtension security permission checks bypassed by embedded experiments CVE-2018-12370: SameSite cookie protections bypassed when exiting Reader View CVE-2018-5186: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 61 CVE-2018-5187: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60 and Firefox ESR 60.1 CVE-2018-5188: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60.1, and Firefox ESR 52.9
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110700
    published2018-06-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110700
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (cd81806c-26e7-4d4a-8425-02724a2f48af)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOS_FIREFOX_61_0_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 61. It is, therefore, affected by multiple critical and high severity vulnerabilities.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110806
    published2018-06-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110806
    titleMozilla Firefox < 61 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (macOS)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3705-2.NASL
    descriptionUSN-3705-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problems. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details : Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CORS restrictions, bypass CSRF protections, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5156, CVE-2018-5186, CVE-2018-5187, CVE-2018-5188, CVE-2018-12358, CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360, CVE-2018-12361, CVE-2018-12362, CVE-2018-12363, CVE-2018-12364, CVE-2018-12365, CVE-2018-12366, CVE-2018-12367, CVE-2018-12370, CVE-2018-12371) A security issue was discovered with WebExtensions. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain full browser permissions. (CVE-2018-12369). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id111005
    published2018-07-11
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111005
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : firefox regressions (USN-3705-2)

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