CVE-2018-5157

Publication date 10 May 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Same-origin protections for the PDF viewer can be bypassed, allowing a malicious site to intercept messages meant for the viewer. This could allow the site to retrieve PDF files restricted to viewing by an authenticated user on a third-party website. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu1
	17.10 artful	Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

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