CVE-2018-5157 Information

Description

Same-origin protections for the PDF viewer can be bypassed allowing a malicious site to intercept messages meant for the viewer. This could allow the site to retrieve PDF files restricted to viewing by an authenticated user on a third-party website. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR 52.8 and Firefox 60.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449898 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5