CVE-2018-5113

high

Description

The "browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow" function of WebExtensions is only allowed to load content over "https:" but this requirement was not properly enforced. This can potentially allow privileged pages to be loaded by the extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

References

Advisories
More

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1425267

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-06-11

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01882