CVE-2018-5135 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

WebExtensions can bypass normal restrictions in some circumstances and use "browser.tabs.executeScript" to inject scripts into contexts where this should not be allowed, such as pages from other WebExtensions or unprivileged "about:" pages. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00964.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Mozilla	Firefox

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1431371
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/

History

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MITRE

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-2018-5135

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:14.327

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:08:10.953

Link: CVE-2018-5135

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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