VDB
CVE-2018-5105
CVE-2018-5105
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
WebExtensions can bypass user prompts to first save and then open an arbitrarily downloaded file. This can result in an executable file running with local user privileges without explicit user consent. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
EPSS 0.41% · 34.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.41%
34.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
Timeline
- Jan 23, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 31, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 7, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 14, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 17, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5105 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5105 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3544-1 advisory