CVE-2018-5181 Information

Description

If a URL using the \file:\ protocol is dragged and dropped onto an open tab that is running in a different child process the tab will open a local file corresponding to the dropped URL contrary to policy. One way to make the target tab open more reliably in a separate process is to open it with the \noopener\ keyword. This vulnerability affects 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/104139 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1424107 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/

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