#VU12556 Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2018-5172
Published: May 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12556
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5172
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to the Live Bookmarks page and the PDF viewer can run injected script content from the clipboard. A remote attacker can trick the victim into coping and pasting script from the clipboard into the Live Bookmarks page and the PDF viewer while viewing RSS feeds or PDF files and run malicious script content with the context of the page.
The weakness exists due to the Live Bookmarks page and the PDF viewer can run injected script content from the clipboard. A remote attacker can trick the victim into coping and pasting script from the clipboard into the Live Bookmarks page and the PDF viewer while viewing RSS feeds or PDF files and run malicious script content with the context of the page.
Remediation
Update to version 60.0.