VDB
CVE-2018-5132
CVE-2018-5132
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.91% · 76.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.91%
76.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1, 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1, 45.0+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
Timeline
- Mar 14, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5132 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3596-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5132 third-party-advisory