CVE-2018-5113 — Missing Authorization in Mozilla Firefox

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization8 documents5 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
OSV9.8
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Mozilla FirefoxDebian FirefoxCanonical Ubuntu Linux
Timeline
PublishedJun 11
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The "browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow" function of WebExtensions is only allowed to load content over "https:" but this requirement was not properly enforced. This can potentially allow privileged pages to be loaded by the extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/firefox< firefox 58.0-1 (sid)
▶CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified — 58
▶Ubuntumozilla/firefox< 58.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+4
▶NVDmozilla/firefox57.0.4

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 17.10

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-3r7x-fw6m-4w78: The "browser↗2022-05-13
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OSV
firefox regressions↗2018-02-12
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OSV
firefox vulnerabilities↗2018-01-24
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OSV
CVE-2018-5113: The "browser↗2018-01-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Firefox regressions↗2018-02-12
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Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities↗2018-01-24
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Debian
CVE-2018-5113: firefox - The "browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow" function of WebExtensions is only allow...↗2018
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