Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3 WebRequest API information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebRequest API. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-5152. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 59.0.3 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component WebRequest API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 05/09/2018. The weakness was presented 05/09/2018 by Christian Holler (Basti) as MFSA 2018-11 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5152 since 01/03/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 109867 (Mozilla Firefox < 60 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370938 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (mfsa2018-11 and mfsa2018-12)).
Upgrading to version 60.0 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 (109867), SecurityFocus (BID 104139†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040896†). See VDB-117589, VDB-117590, VDB-117591 and VDB-117592 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 109867
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox < 60 Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 63368
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Updates(mfsa_2018-11_2018-12)-Windows
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 60.0
Timeline
01/03/2018 🔍05/09/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2018-11
Researcher: Christian Holler (Basti)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-117613
SecurityFocus: 104139 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-11 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040896
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Entry
Created: 05/11/2018 10:45Updated: 03/11/2023 17:21
Changes: 05/11/2018 10:45 (77), 02/04/2020 13:45 (10), 03/11/2023 17:21 (4)
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