CVE-2018-12403 Security feature bypass in Firefox
Firefox fails to display mixed content warnings for HTTP favicons on HTTPS sites, potentially hiding insecure resource loading from users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-12403?
CVE-2018-12403 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 28 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
If a site is loaded over a HTTPS connection but loads a favicon resource over HTTP, the mixed content warning is not displayed to users. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12403?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12403?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-12403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rvgp-cj49-43c7, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12403.