Information Exposure Affecting firefox package, versions <59.0-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.27% (68th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-423926
- published 11 Jun 2018
- disclosed 11 Jun 2018
Introduced: 11 Jun 2018
CVE-2018-5132 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 59.0-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5132
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1408194
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-5132
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/