CVE-2018-5141 Information

Description

A vulnerability in the notifications Push API where notifications can be sent through service workers by web content without direct user interaction. This could be used to open new tabs in a denial of service (DOS) attack or to display unwanted content from arbitrary URLs to users. This vulnerability affects Firefox 59.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1429093 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

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

8.2