VDB
CVE-2018-5176
CVE-2018-5176
PUBLISHED
The JSON Viewer displays clickable hyperlinks for strings that are parseable as URLs, including "javascript:" links. If a JSON file contains malicious JavaScript script embedded as "javascript:" links, users may be tricked into clicking and running this code in the context of the JSON Viewer. This can allow for the theft of cookies and authorization tokens which are accessible to that context. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
EPSS 0.39% · 60.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.39%
60.2th 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 | 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1, 45.0+build2-0ubuntu1, 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
Timeline
- May 11, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5176 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5176 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3645-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5176 third-party-advisory