Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2018-5181
If a URL using the "file:" protocol is dragged and dropped onto an open tab that is running in a different child process the tab will open a local file corresponding to the dropped URL, contrary to policy. One way to make the target tab open more reliably in a separate process is to open it with the "noopener" keyword. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5181?
- CVE-2018-5181 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5181?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5181 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.