Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2018-5182
If a text string that happens to be a filename in the operating system's native format is dragged and dropped onto the addressbar the specified local file will be opened. This is contrary to policy and is what would happen if the string were the equivalent "file:" URL. 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: 0.021 (80.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
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)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory, Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5182?
- CVE-2018-5182 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-2018-5182?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.