CVE-2018-5132 | BDVDB-2026-102409 Detail

MozillaFirefox

Description#

The Find API for WebExtensions can search some privileged pages, such as "about:debugging", if these pages are open in a tab. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to search for otherwise protected data if a user has it open. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1408194
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-06-11Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.