Same-origin protections for the PDF viewer can be bypassed, allowing a malicious site to intercept messages meant for the viewer. This could allow the site to retrieve PDF files restricted to viewing by an authenticated user on a third-party website. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1376-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4199-1 firefox-esr security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-16943 Same-origin protections for the PDF viewer can be bypassed, allowing a malicious site to intercept messages meant for the viewer. This could allow the site to retrieve PDF files restricted to viewing by an authenticated user on a third-party website. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3645-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.995Z

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

Link: CVE-2018-5157

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:15.233

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:08:13.887

Link: CVE-2018-5157

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2018-05-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-5157 - Bugzilla

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