VDB
GHSA-mc9q-rpjx-f8px
GHSA-mc9q-rpjx-f8px
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022
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.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Timeline
- May 13, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (6 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
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vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-mc9q-rpjx-f8px
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5168 advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11 url
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414 url
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13 url
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12 url
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199 url
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1 url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136 url
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13 url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html url
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449548 url
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 url