CVE-2018-5116
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
WebExtensions with the "ActiveTab" permission are able to access frames hosted within the active tab even if the frames are cross-origin. Malicious extensions can inject frames from arbitrary origins into the loaded page and then interact with them, bypassing same-origin user expectations with this permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-5116
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-06-11T21:29:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-06-25T17:25:37
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 57.0.4 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1396399 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5116 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5116 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:42:16 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 07:52:51 | 2018-06-11T21:29Z | 2018-06-11T21:29:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 07:52:51 | 2018-06-25T17:25:37 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 07:52:51 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |