Information Exposure Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <52.8.0esr-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-FIREFOXESR-5679598
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-5157  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-346  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 firefox-esr to version 52.8.0esr-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr package and not the firefox-esr package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.