Information disclosure in Google Android
CVE-2018-12400
In private browsing mode on Firefox for Android, favicons are cached in the cache/icons folder as they are in non-private mode. This allows information leakage of sites visited during private browsing sessions. *Note: this issue only affects Firefox for Android. Desktop versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.016 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Google Android
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory, Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12400?
- CVE-2018-12400 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2019-02-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12400?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.