CVE-2018-5112
Firefox Extension Development Tools URL Loading Privilege Escalation
Description
Development Tools panels of an extension are required to load URLs for the panels as relative URLs from the extension manifest file but this requirement was not enforced in all instances. This could allow the development tools panel for the extension to load a URL that it should not be able to access, including potentially privileged pages. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-5112.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1425224 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-284 CWE-254 CWE-264 CWE-552 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1425224 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1425224 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 57.0.4 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5112 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-5112
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.31 }} -0.11%
score
0.66456
percentile