Mozilla Firefox up to 58.x data URL input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 58.x and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component data URL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-5136. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 58.x (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component data URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A shared worker created from a "data:" URL in one tab can be shared by another tab with a different origin, bypassing the same-origin policy. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2018. The weakness was disclosed 03/13/2018 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Basti) as MFSA2018-06 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-5136 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 databases at Tenable (108377), SecurityFocus (BID 103386†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040514†). The entries VDB-114730, VDB-114731, VDB-114732 and VDB-114733 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 59

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02/18/2020 +617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2018-06
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Basti)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5136 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5136
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114747
SecurityFocus: 103386 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-06 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040514

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2018 10:30
Updated: 02/18/2020 07:05
Changes: 03/18/2018 10:30 (79), 02/18/2020 07:05 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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