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CVE-2018-5113
published 2018-06-11

CVE-2018-5113: The "browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow" function of WebExtensions is only allowed to load content over "https:" but this requirement was not properly…

PriorityP337high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
2.07%
79.1th percentile
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.

Affected

11 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debianfirefox< firefox 58.0-1 (sid)firefox 58.0-1 (sid)
mozillafirefox<= 57.0.4
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 58.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.158.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.158.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 58.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.158.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.158.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu159.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
mozillafirefox>= unspecified < 5858

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
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