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CVE-2018-12368 Details

Description

Windows 10 does not warn users before opening executable files with the SettingContent-ms extension even when they have been downloaded from the internet and have the "Mark of the Web." Without the warning, unsuspecting users unfamiliar with this new file type might run an unwanted executable. This also allows a WebExtension with the limited downloads.open permission to execute arbitrary code without user interaction on Windows 10 systems. *Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1468217 CVEIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
https://posts.specterops.io/the-tale-of-settingcontent-ms-files-f1ea253e4d39 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/ CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
< 61.0
>= 53.0, < 60.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla firefox esr
< 52.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla thunderbird
< 52.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows 10
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-12368
NVD Published Date:
Oct 18, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-12368 Details - Not Deferred