CVE-2018-5157

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-5157
  • Assigner
  • security@mozilla.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-06-11T21:29:15
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-03-13T13:44:13
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
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
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 60.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 52.8.0
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449898 Issue Tracking Permissions Required
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5157
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5157
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:47:22 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 07:54:51 2018-06-11T21:29Z 2018-06-11T21:29:15 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 07:54:51 2019-03-13T13:44:13 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 07:54:51 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated