Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5114
Published: January 24, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10198
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-2018-5114
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 old value of an existing cookie changed to be HttpOnly remains accessible to scripts. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and gain access to the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5114
Update to version 58.0.