CVE-2018-12370 Cross-site request forgery in Firefox
Attackers can bypass CSRF protections in Firefox Reader View by triggering payloads upon exit, potentially leading to unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-12370?
CVE-2018-12370 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 18 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12370?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12370?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-12370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7w8-65gc-378f, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12370.