CVE-2018-5113

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    CVE-2018-5113

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The "browser.identity.launchWebAuthFlow" function of WebExtensions is only allowed to load content over "https:" but this requirement was not properly enforced. This can potentially allow privileged pages to be loaded by the extension. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

    References: , https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1425267

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High