CVE-2018-5113 — Vulnetix

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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% · 80.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

1.42%

80.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4, 24.0+build1-0ubuntu1, 25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	firefox	0, 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	firefox	44.0+build3-0ubuntu2, 44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1, 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1

Timeline

Jan 23, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
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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

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