CVE catalog
CVE-2018-18497
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18497
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.65% · Oct 25, 2026
Limitations on the URIs allowed to WebExtensions by the browser.windows.create API can be bypassed when a pipe in the URL field is used within the extension to load multiple pages as a single argument. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to open privileged about: or file: locations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 24.0+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 28.0+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 28.0+build2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 28.0+build2-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 41.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 43.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 57.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 58.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 62.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 63.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 44.0+build3-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 45.0+build2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 57.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 58.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 58.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 62.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 63.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 60.0+build2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 60.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 61.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 62.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 63.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 63.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 18.04 | 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | firefox | deb | 14.04 | 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18497 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | firefox | deb | 16.04 | 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18497 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | firefox | deb | 18.04 | 64.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18497 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10600-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18497]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-18497.json]
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