CVE-2018-12370
Publication date 27 June 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 61.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
8.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3705-1
- Firefox vulnerabilities
- 5 July 2018