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CVE-2018-5115

UNKNOWN
Published 2018-06-11T21:00:00
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Description

If an HTTP authentication prompt is triggered by a background network request from a page or extension, it is displayed over the currently loaded foreground page. Although the prompt contains the real domain making the request, this can result in user confusion about the originating site of the authentication request and may cause users to mistakenly send private credential information to a third party site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

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No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

Mozilla

Firefox

Affected Versions:

unspecified

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-39x9-phxc-qvqw

Advisory Details

If an HTTP authentication prompt is triggered by a background network request from a page or extension, it is displayed over the currently loaded foreground page. Although the prompt contains the real domain making the request, this can result in user confusion about the originating site of the authentication request and may cause users to mistakenly send private credential information to a third party site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5115
WEB https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1409449
WEB https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1
WEB https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: May 14, 2022

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1409449
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/
Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.685Z
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