VDB
CVE-2018-5113
CVE-2018-5113
PUBLISHED
The "browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow" function of WebExtensions is only allowed to load content over "https:" but this requirement was not properly enforced. This can potentially allow privileged pages to be loaded by the extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
EPSS 1.42% · 81.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.42%
81.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2, 28.0+build1-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1, * |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1, 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1, 45.0+build2-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Jan 23, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5113 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3544-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5113 third-party-advisory