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Mozilla Firefox ESR < 60.2.1

🗓️ 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Firefox ESR older than 60.2.1 on macOS has vulnerabilities: TransportSecurityInfo cache crash and exposed passwords after master password.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
## 
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#                                  
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory mfsa2018-23.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mozilla Foundation.
## 

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(275677);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/11/18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-12383", "CVE-2018-12385");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2018-A-0288-S");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox ESR < 60.2.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A web browser installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Firefox ESR installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 60.2.1. It is, therefore, affected
by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2018-23 advisory.

  - A potentially exploitable crash in <code>TransportSecurityInfo</code> used for SSL can be triggered by
    data stored in the local cache in the user profile directory. This issue is only exploitable in
    combination with another vulnerability allowing an attacker to write data into the local cache or from
    locally installed malware. This issue also triggers a non-exploitable startup crash for users switching
    between the Nightly and Release versions of Firefox if the same profile is used. (CVE-2018-12385)

  - If a user saved passwords before Firefox 58 and then later set a master password, an unencrypted copy of
    these passwords is still accessible. This is because the older stored password file was not deleted when
    the data was copied to a new format starting in Firefox 58. The new master password is added only on the
    new file. This could allow the exposure of stored password data outside of user expectations.
    (CVE-2018-12383)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-23/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 60.2.1 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-12385");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/09/05");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/09/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/11/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_firefox_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox ESR");

  exit(0);
}

include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content-verify-only
var vuln_data = {
  "metadata": {
    "spec_version": "1.0"
  },
  "requires": [
    {
      "scope": "target",
      "match": {
        "os": "macos"
      }
    }
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "product": {
        "name": "Mozilla Firefox ESR",
        "type": "app"
      },
      "check_algorithm": "default",
      "constraints": [
        {
          "min_version": "60.0.0",
          "fixed_version": "60.2.1"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var vdf_result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:vdf_result);

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18 Nov 2025 00:00Current
7.6High risk
Vulners AI Score7.6
CVSS 24.4
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