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01 Record

CVE-2018-12383

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mozilla
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 39.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-10-18 13:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 08:30Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-06-14
Assigning CNA
mozilla
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsClass
  • CWE-212Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or TransferBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
6ace468a105af712caa818203611dbb173b33faa845c0ea4903f2b85308dc0fe

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MozillaFirefox< 62—
MozillaFirefox ESR< 60.2.1—
MozillaThunderbird< 60.2.1—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • thunderbird
    Fixed in 60.2.1-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • firefox-esr
    Fixed in 60.2.1esr-1
  • thunderbird
    Fixed in 1:60.2.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • firefox-esr
    Fixed in 60.2.1esr-1
  • thunderbird
    Fixed in 1:60.2.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • firefox-esr
    Fixed in 60.2.1esr-1
  • thunderbird
    Fixed in 1:60.2.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • firefox
    Fixed in 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
  • thunderbird
    Fixed in 1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • firefox
    Fixed in 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
  • thunderbird
    Fixed in 1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.4

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • firefox
    Fixed in 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
  • thunderbird
    Fixed in 1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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