CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-5105
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-06-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
WebExtensions can bypass user prompts to first save and then open an arbitrarily downloaded file. This can result in an executable file running with local user privileges without explicit user consent. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
Affected configurations
• mozilla firefox (<= 57.0.4)
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 17.10
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1390882 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1390882 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ Vendor Advisory