CVE-2018-5179
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
A service worker can send the activate event on itself periodically which allows it to run perpetually, allowing it to monitor activity by users. Affects all versions prior to Firefox 60.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-5179
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-04-26T14:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 60.0 |
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/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5179 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5179 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:43:38 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 20:08:17 | 2019-04-26T14:29Z | 2019-04-26T14:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 20:08:17 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 20:08:17 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |