Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5110
Published: January 24, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10193
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5110
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when the cursor visibility is toggled by script using from 'none' to an image and back through script. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and make the cursor temporarily invisible within Firefox.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5110
Update to version 58.0.