CVE-2018-5105 Information

Description

WebExtensions can bypass user prompts to first save and then open an arbitrarily downloaded file. This can result in an executable file running with local user privileges without explicit user consent. This vulnerability affects Firefox 58.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1390882 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8