VDB
CVE-2018-5166
CVE-2018-5166
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
WebExtensions can use request redirection and a "filterReponseData" filter to bypass host permission settings to redirect network traffic and access content from a host for which they do not have explicit user permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
EPSS 2.40% · 83.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
2.40%
83.4th 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 | *, *, 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
Timeline
- May 11, 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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- Nov 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5166 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5166 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3645-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5166 third-party-advisory