FKIE_CVE-2018-5105

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-06-11 21:29 - Updated: 2024-11-21 04:08
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1390882Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
security@mozilla.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1390882Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox *
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 17.10
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