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CVE-2018-5181

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

If a URL using the "file:" protocol is dragged and dropped onto an open tab that is running in a different child process the tab will open a local file corresponding to the dropped URL, contrary to policy. One way to make the target tab open more reliably in a separate process is to open it with the "noopener" keyword. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

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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-2f9m-9655-mxcg

Advisory Details

If a URL using the "file:" protocol is dragged and dropped onto an open tab that is running in a different child process the tab will open a local file corresponding to the dropped URL, contrary to policy. One way to make the target tab open more reliably in a separate process is to open it with the "noopener" keyword. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

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-2018-5181
WEB https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1424107
WEB https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1
WEB https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896

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

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1424107
Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T05:26:47.013Z
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