CVE-2018-5132

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    CVE-2018-5132

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The Find API for WebExtensions can search some privileged pages, such as "about:debugging", if these pages are open in a tab. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to search for otherwise protected data if a user has it open. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

    References: , https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514, https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1408194

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    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