Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-5143 - Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 6.1 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
LOW
Integrity impact
LOW
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
mozilla
canonical
CWE-79
nessus
NVD
Published: 2018-06-11
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

URLs using "javascript:" have the protocol removed when pasted into the addressbar to protect users from cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, but if a tab character is embedded in the "javascript:" URL the protocol is not removed and the script will execute. This could allow users to be socially engineered to run an XSS attack against themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
536
OS
Canonical
3

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Embedding Scripts in Non-Script Elements
    This attack is a form of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) where malicious scripts are embedded in elements that are not expected to host scripts such as image tags (<img>), comments in XML documents (< !-CDATA->), etc. These tags may not be subject to the same input validation, output validation, and other content filtering and checking routines, so this can create an opportunity for an attacker to tunnel through the application's elements and launch a XSS attack through other elements. As with all remote attacks, it is important to differentiate the ability to launch an attack (such as probing an internal network for unpatched servers) and the ability of the remote attacker to collect and interpret the output of said attack.
  • Embedding Scripts within Scripts
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts. The attacker leverages this capability to execute scripts to execute his/her own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute. The attacker must have the ability to inject script into script that is likely to be executed. If this is done, then the attacker can potentially launch a variety of probes and attacks against the web server's local environment, in many cases the so-called DMZ, back end resources the web server can communicate with, and other hosts. With the proliferation of intermediaries, such as Web App Firewalls, network devices, and even printers having JVMs and Web servers, there are many locales where an attacker can inject malicious scripts. Since this attack pattern defines scripts within scripts, there are likely privileges to execute said attack on the host. Of course, these attacks are not solely limited to the server side, client side scripts like Ajax and client side JavaScript can contain malicious scripts as well. In general all that is required is for there to be sufficient privileges to execute a script, but not protected against writing.
  • Cross-Site Scripting in Error Pages
    An attacker distributes a link (or possibly some other query structure) with a request to a third party web server that is malformed and also contains a block of exploit code in order to have the exploit become live code in the resulting error page. When the third party web server receives the crafted request and notes the error it then creates an error message that echoes the malformed message, including the exploit. Doing this converts the exploit portion of the message into to valid language elements that are executed by the viewing browser. When a victim executes the query provided by the attacker the infected error message error message is returned including the exploit code which then runs in the victim's browser. XSS can result in execution of code as well as data leakage (e.g. session cookies can be sent to the attacker). This type of attack is especially dangerous since the exploit appears to come from the third party web server, who the victim may trust and hence be more vulnerable to deception.
  • Cross-Site Scripting Using Alternate Syntax
    The attacker uses alternate forms of keywords or commands that result in the same action as the primary form but which may not be caught by filters. For example, many keywords are processed in a case insensitive manner. If the site's web filtering algorithm does not convert all tags into a consistent case before the comparison with forbidden keywords it is possible to bypass filters (e.g., incomplete black lists) by using an alternate case structure. For example, the "script" tag using the alternate forms of "Script" or "ScRiPt" may bypass filters where "script" is the only form tested. Other variants using different syntax representations are also possible as well as using pollution meta-characters or entities that are eventually ignored by the rendering engine. The attack can result in the execution of otherwise prohibited functionality.

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_C71CDC953C1845B7866AAF28B59AABB5.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Foundation reports : CVE-2018-5127: Buffer overflow manipulating SVG animatedPathSegList CVE-2018-5128: Use-after-free manipulating editor selection ranges CVE-2018-5129: Out-of-bounds write with malformed IPC messages CVE-2018-5130: Mismatched RTP payload type can trigger memory corruption CVE-2018-5131: Fetch API improperly returns cached copies of no-store/no-cache resources CVE-2018-5132: WebExtension Find API can search privileged pages CVE-2018-5133: Value of the app.support.baseURL preference is not properly sanitized CVE-2018-5134: WebExtensions may use view-source: URLs to bypass content restrictions CVE-2018-5135: WebExtension browserAction can inject scripts into unintended contexts CVE-2018-5136: Same-origin policy violation with data: URL shared workers CVE-2018-5137: Script content can access legacy extension non-contentaccessible resources CVE-2018-5138: Android Custom Tab address spoofing through long domain names CVE-2018-5140: Moz-icon images accessible to web content through moz-icon: protocol CVE-2018-5141: DOS attack through notifications Push API CVE-2018-5142: Media Capture and Streams API permissions display incorrect origin with data: and blob: URLs CVE-2018-5143: Self-XSS pasting javascript: URL with embedded tab into addressbar CVE-2018-5126: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 59 CVE-2018-5125: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 59 and Firefox ESR 52.7
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id108315
    published2018-03-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108315
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (c71cdc95-3c18-45b7-866a-af28b59aabb5)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2019 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
#
# Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
# HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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#    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
#    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
# 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
#    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
#    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
#    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
#    distribution.
# 
# THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
# BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
# OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
# BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(108315);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/07/10 16:04:13");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-5125", "CVE-2018-5126", "CVE-2018-5127", "CVE-2018-5128", "CVE-2018-5129", "CVE-2018-5130", "CVE-2018-5131", "CVE-2018-5132", "CVE-2018-5133", "CVE-2018-5134", "CVE-2018-5135", "CVE-2018-5136", "CVE-2018-5137", "CVE-2018-5138", "CVE-2018-5140", "CVE-2018-5141", "CVE-2018-5142", "CVE-2018-5143");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (c71cdc95-3c18-45b7-866a-af28b59aabb5)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Mozilla Foundation reports :

CVE-2018-5127: Buffer overflow manipulating SVG animatedPathSegList

CVE-2018-5128: Use-after-free manipulating editor selection ranges

CVE-2018-5129: Out-of-bounds write with malformed IPC messages

CVE-2018-5130: Mismatched RTP payload type can trigger memory
corruption

CVE-2018-5131: Fetch API improperly returns cached copies of
no-store/no-cache resources

CVE-2018-5132: WebExtension Find API can search privileged pages

CVE-2018-5133: Value of the app.support.baseURL preference is not
properly sanitized

CVE-2018-5134: WebExtensions may use view-source: URLs to bypass
content restrictions

CVE-2018-5135: WebExtension browserAction can inject scripts into
unintended contexts

CVE-2018-5136: Same-origin policy violation with data: URL shared
workers

CVE-2018-5137: Script content can access legacy extension
non-contentaccessible resources

CVE-2018-5138: Android Custom Tab address spoofing through long domain
names

CVE-2018-5140: Moz-icon images accessible to web content through
moz-icon: protocol

CVE-2018-5141: DOS attack through notifications Push API

CVE-2018-5142: Media Capture and Streams API permissions display
incorrect origin with data: and blob: URLs

CVE-2018-5143: Self-XSS pasting javascript: URL with embedded tab into
addressbar

CVE-2018-5126: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 59

CVE-2018-5125: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 59 and Firefox ESR
52.7"
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  # https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/"
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  # https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-07/
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-07/"
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  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ba37cbe5"
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox-esr");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libxul");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-seamonkey");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-thunderbird");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:seamonkey");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:thunderbird");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:waterfox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/03/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/03/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/03/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"firefox<59.0_1,1")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"waterfox<56.0.4.36_3")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"seamonkey<2.49.3")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-seamonkey<2.49.3")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"firefox-esr<52.7.0,1")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-firefox<52.7.0,2")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"libxul<52.7.0")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"thunderbird<52.7.0")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-thunderbird<52.7.0")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3596-2.NASL
    descriptionUSN-3596-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused an issue where it was not possible to customize the toolbars when running Firefox in Unity. This update fixes the problem. 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 via application crash or opening new tabs, escape the sandbox, bypass same-origin restrictions, obtain sensitive information, confuse the user with misleading permission requests, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5125, CVE-2018-5126, CVE-2018-5127, CVE-2018-5128, CVE-2018-5129, CVE-2018-5130, CVE-2018-5136, CVE-2018-5137, CVE-2018-5140, CVE-2018-5141, CVE-2018-5142) It was discovered that the fetch() API could incorrectly return cached copies of no-store/no-cache resources in some circumstances. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information in environments where multiple users share a common profile. (CVE-2018-5131) Multiple security issues were discovered with WebExtensions. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information or bypass security restrictions. (CVE-2018-5132, CVE-2018-5134, CVE-2018-5135) It was discovered that the value of app.support.baseURL is not sanitized properly. If a malicious local application were to set this to a specially crafted value, an attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5133) It was discovered that javascript: URLs with embedded tab characters could be pasted in to the addressbar. If a user were tricked in to copying a specially crafted URL in to the addressbar, an attacker could exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2018-5143). 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 id108949
    published2018-04-10
    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/108949
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : firefox regression (USN-3596-2)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3596-2. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(108949);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/18 12:31:48");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-5125", "CVE-2018-5126", "CVE-2018-5127", "CVE-2018-5128", "CVE-2018-5129", "CVE-2018-5130", "CVE-2018-5131", "CVE-2018-5132", "CVE-2018-5133", "CVE-2018-5134", "CVE-2018-5135", "CVE-2018-5136", "CVE-2018-5137", "CVE-2018-5140", "CVE-2018-5141", "CVE-2018-5142", "CVE-2018-5143");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3596-2");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : firefox regression (USN-3596-2)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"USN-3596-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused an
issue where it was not possible to customize the toolbars when running
Firefox in Unity. This update fixes the problem.

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 via application
crash or opening new tabs, escape the sandbox, bypass same-origin
restrictions, obtain sensitive information, confuse the user with
misleading permission requests, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-5125, CVE-2018-5126, CVE-2018-5127, CVE-2018-5128,
CVE-2018-5129, CVE-2018-5130, CVE-2018-5136, CVE-2018-5137,
CVE-2018-5140, CVE-2018-5141, CVE-2018-5142)

It was discovered that the fetch() API could incorrectly
return cached copies of no-store/no-cache resources in some
circumstances. A local attacker could potentially exploit
this to obtain sensitive information in environments where
multiple users share a common profile. (CVE-2018-5131)

Multiple security issues were discovered with WebExtensions.
If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted
extension, an attacker could potentially exploit these to
obtain sensitive information or bypass security
restrictions. (CVE-2018-5132, CVE-2018-5134, CVE-2018-5135)

It was discovered that the value of app.support.baseURL is
not sanitized properly. If a malicious local application
were to set this to a specially crafted value, an attacker
could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-5133)

It was discovered that javascript: URLs with embedded tab
characters could be pasted in to the addressbar. If a user
were tricked in to copying a specially crafted URL in to the
addressbar, an attacker could exploit this to conduct
cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2018-5143).

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."
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  script_set_attribute(
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    value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-2/"
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    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected firefox package."
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  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/06/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/04/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/04/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
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include("audit.inc");
include("ubuntu.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
release = chomp(release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(14\.04|16\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04", "Ubuntu " + release);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);

flag = 0;

if (ubuntu_check(osver:"14.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.4")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "firefox");
}
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_59_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 59. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, some of which allow code execution and potentially exploitable crashes.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id108377
    published2018-03-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108377
    titleMozilla Firefox < 59 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(108377);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08");

  script_cve_id(
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    "CVE-2018-5127",
    "CVE-2018-5128",
    "CVE-2018-5129",
    "CVE-2018-5130",
    "CVE-2018-5131",
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    "CVE-2018-5135",
    "CVE-2018-5136",
    "CVE-2018-5137",
    "CVE-2018-5138",
    "CVE-2018-5140",
    "CVE-2018-5141",
    "CVE-2018-5142",
    "CVE-2018-5143"
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  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2018-06");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox < 59 Multiple 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 vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
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is prior to 59. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
vulnerabilities, some of which allow code execution and potentially
exploitable crashes.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/03/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/03/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/03/15");

  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', fix:'59', severity:SECURITY_HOLE, xss:TRUE);
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3596-1.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 via application crash or opening new tabs, escape the sandbox, bypass same-origin restrictions, obtain sensitive information, confuse the user with misleading permission requests, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5125, CVE-2018-5126, CVE-2018-5127, CVE-2018-5128, CVE-2018-5129, CVE-2018-5130, CVE-2018-5136, CVE-2018-5137, CVE-2018-5140, CVE-2018-5141, CVE-2018-5142) It was discovered that the fetch() API could incorrectly return cached copies of no-store/no-cache resources in some circumstances. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information in environments where multiple users share a common profile. (CVE-2018-5131) Multiple security issues were discovered with WebExtensions. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information or bypass security restrictions. (CVE-2018-5132, CVE-2018-5134, CVE-2018-5135) It was discovered that the value of app.support.baseURL is not sanitized properly. If a malicious local application were to set this to a specially crafted value, an attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5133) It was discovered that javascript: URLs with embedded tab characters could be pasted in to the addressbar. If a user were tricked in to copying a specially crafted URL in to the addressbar, an attacker could exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2018-5143). 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 id108370
    published2018-03-15
    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/108370
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3596-1)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3596-1. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(108370);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/18 12:31:48");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-5125", "CVE-2018-5126", "CVE-2018-5127", "CVE-2018-5128", "CVE-2018-5129", "CVE-2018-5130", "CVE-2018-5131", "CVE-2018-5132", "CVE-2018-5133", "CVE-2018-5134", "CVE-2018-5135", "CVE-2018-5136", "CVE-2018-5137", "CVE-2018-5140", "CVE-2018-5141", "CVE-2018-5142", "CVE-2018-5143");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3596-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3596-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"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 via application
crash or opening new tabs, escape the sandbox, bypass same-origin
restrictions, obtain sensitive information, confuse the user with
misleading permission requests, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-5125, CVE-2018-5126, CVE-2018-5127, CVE-2018-5128,
CVE-2018-5129, CVE-2018-5130, CVE-2018-5136, CVE-2018-5137,
CVE-2018-5140, CVE-2018-5141, CVE-2018-5142)

It was discovered that the fetch() API could incorrectly return cached
copies of no-store/no-cache resources in some circumstances. A local
attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive
information in environments where multiple users share a common
profile. (CVE-2018-5131)

Multiple security issues were discovered with WebExtensions. If a user
were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive
information or bypass security restrictions. (CVE-2018-5132,
CVE-2018-5134, CVE-2018-5135)

It was discovered that the value of app.support.baseURL is not
sanitized properly. If a malicious local application were to set this
to a specially crafted value, an attacker could potentially exploit
this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-5133)

It was discovered that javascript: URLs with embedded tab characters
could be pasted in to the addressbar. If a user were tricked in to
copying a specially crafted URL in to the addressbar, an attacker
could exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
(CVE-2018-5143).

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."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected firefox package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/06/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/03/14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/03/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("ubuntu.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
release = chomp(release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(14\.04|16\.04|17\.10)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 / 17.10", "Ubuntu " + release);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);

flag = 0;

if (ubuntu_check(osver:"14.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"17.10", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "firefox");
}
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_59_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 59. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, some of which allow code execution and potentially exploitable crashes.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id108375
    published2018-03-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108375
    titleMozilla Firefox < 59 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)

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