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CVE-2018-5157 PUBLISHED

Same-origin protections for the PDF viewer can be bypassed, allowing a malicious site to intercept messages meant for the viewer. This could allow the site to retrieve PDF files restricted to viewing by an authenticated user on a third-party website. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.

EPSS 0.59% · 68.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.59%

68.9th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	firefox	59.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1, 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1, 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	28.0+build2-0ubuntu1, 28.0+build2-0ubuntu2, 29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	firefox	44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1, 45.0+build2-0ubuntu1, 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1

Timeline

May 10, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5157 third-party-advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5157 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3645-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5157 third-party-advisory

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