Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5165
Published: May 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12570
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5165
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the Adobe Flash plugin setting for 'Enable Adobe Flash protected mode' displays the opposite status of the Adobe Flash sandbox. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions and turn protections off.
Affected software
Mozilla Firefox
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5165
Update to version 60.0.