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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.978Z

Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-5132

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:14.203

Modified: 2018-08-07T16:39:03.080

Link: CVE-2018-5132

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