Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5181
Published: May 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12571
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5181
CWE-ID: CWE-200
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 obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper privileges or access controls. A remote attacker can drag and drop a URL using the
file: protocol onto an open tab that is running in a different child process and cause the system to display local files in tabs or the hyperlink.How to mitigate CVE-2018-5181
Update to version 60.0.