CVE-2018-5181
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-5181
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-06-11T21:29:16
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-08-03T15:49:59
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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/mfsa2018-11/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1424107 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5181 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5181 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:40:24 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 07:56:06 | 2018-06-11T21:29Z | 2018-06-11T21:29:16 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 07:56:06 | 2018-08-03T15:49:59 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 07:56:06 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |