CVE-2018-5132 — Vulnetix

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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% · 75.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.91%

75.7th 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+build3-0ubuntu2, 44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1, 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Timeline

Mar 14, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
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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

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