Mozilla Firefox up to 58.x WebExtension Find API information disclosure
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 58.x (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code of the component WebExtension Find API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 03/13/2018. The weakness was released 03/13/2018 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Basti) as MFSA2018-06 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5132 since 01/03/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108377 (Mozilla Firefox < 59 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370821 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (mfsa2018-06 and mfsa2018-07)).
Upgrading to version 59 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (108377). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 114730, 114731, 114732 and 114733.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 108377
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox < 59 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 70227
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Updates(mfsa_2018-06_2018-07)-MAC OS X
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 59
Timeline
01/03/2018 🔍03/13/2018 🔍
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06/11/2018 🔍
02/05/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA2018-06
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Basti)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5132 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1040514
SecurityFocus: 103386 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-06 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2018 10:30Updated: 02/05/2021 12:33
Changes: 03/18/2018 10:30 (78), 02/17/2020 20:52 (9), 02/05/2021 12:33 (2)
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