medium6.5
CVE-2018-5132
The Find API for WebExtensions can search some privileged pages, such as "about:debugging", if these pages are open in a tab.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 59.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1408194
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1408194
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/