Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2018-5107
The printing process can bypass local access protections to read files available through symlinks, bypassing local file restrictions. The printing process requires files in a specific format so arbitrary data cannot be read but it is possible that some local file information could be exposed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
EPSS: 0.018 (76.1th 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
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5107?
- CVE-2018-5107 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5107?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.