Vulnerability CVE-2018-5132: Information

Description

The Find API for WebExtensions can search some privileged pages, such as "about:debugging", if these pages are open in a tab. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to search for otherwise protected data if a user has it open. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

Severity: MEDIUM (6.5) Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5132
Published: June 12, 2018
Modified: Aug. 7, 2018
Error type identifier: CWE-200

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
firefoxsisyphus59.0.2-alt1127.0-alt1ALT-PU-2018-1502-1203049Fixed
firefoxp1059.0.2-alt1118.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2018-1502-1203049Fixed
firefoxp959.0.2-alt1105.0.1-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2018-1502-1203049Fixed
firefoxp859.0.2-alt1.M80P.168.0.1-alt0.M80P.1ALT-PU-2018-1553-1203220Fixed
firefoxc10f159.0.2-alt1112.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2018-1502-1203049Fixed
firefoxc9f259.0.2-alt1105.0.1-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2018-1502-1203049Fixed
firefoxc760.6.1-alt0.M70C.160.8.0-alt0.M70C.1ALT-PU-2019-1726-1218597Fixed
firefoxp1159.0.2-alt1126.0.1-alt1ALT-PU-2018-1502-1203049Fixed
firefox-esrsisyphus60.0.1-alt1115.11.0-alt1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed
firefox-esrp1060.0.1-alt1115.11.0-alt1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed
firefox-esrp960.0.1-alt1102.11.0-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed
firefox-esrp860.1.0-alt0.M80P.168.4.1-alt0.M80P.1ALT-PU-2018-1966-1207865Fixed
firefox-esrc10f160.0.1-alt1115.9.1-alt0.c10.1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed
firefox-esrc9f260.0.1-alt1102.12.0-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed
firefox-esrp1160.0.1-alt1115.11.0-alt1ALT-PU-2018-1854-1207816Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/
  • Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1408194
  • Issue Tracking
  • Permissions Required
  • Third Party Advisory
USN-3596-1
  • Third Party Advisory
1040514
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
103386
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End excliding
      59.0

      Configuration 2

      cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
      cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
      cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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