CVE-2018-5132 Information

Description

The Find API for WebExtensions can search some privileged pages such as \about:debugging\ if these pages are open in a tab. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to search for otherwise protected data if a user has it open. This vulnerability affects Firefox 59.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1408194 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/ https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

6.5