Is CVE-2018-18497 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-18497 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-18497?

CVE-2018-18497 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-18497?

CVE-2018-18497 has an EPSS score of 1.42% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18497?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 64.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-18497

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Limitations on the URIs allowed to WebExtensions by the browser.windows.create API can be bypassed when a pipe in the URL field is used within the extension to load multiple pages as a single argument. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to open privileged about: or file: locations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:64.0-1CVE-2018-18497

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3844-1

Fixed in:64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3844-1

Fixed in:64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-3844-1

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:64.0Fixed in:64.0Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:64.0Fixed in:64.0Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory2

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