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CVE-2018-18495

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-18495 describes a vulnerability in Firefox versions prior to 64, where WebExtension content scripts could improperly load into "about:" pages. This flaw could allow an extension to interfere with these restricted pages and access capabilities beyond its intended permissions, affecting Canonical Firefox and Ubuntu Linux, as well as Mozilla Firefox and Ubuntu Linux. Rated 6.5 MEDIUM, it has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 64.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0167 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: firefox
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: firefox
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: firefox

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-18495Moderate

firefox: WebExtension content scripts can be loaded in about: pages

Dec 11, 2018

References

bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3844-1
Third Party Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2018-29
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106167
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry