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CVE-2018-5132

CVE-2018-5132 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

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 1.47% · 72.7th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
1.47%
72.7th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSfirefox0, 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSfirefox44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1, 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1, 45.0+build2-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSfirefox49.0+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 25, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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