Sites can bypass security checks on permissions to install lightweight themes by manipulating the "baseURI" property of the theme element. This could allow a malicious site to install a theme without user interaction which could contain offensive or embarrassing images. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.983Z

Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-5168

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:15.767

Modified: 2020-08-24T17:37:01.140

Link: CVE-2018-5168

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-05-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-5168 - Bugzilla