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CVE-2018-5132

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CVE-2018-5132

Published: Jun 11, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The Find API for WebExtensions can search some privileged pages, such as "about:debugging", if these pages are open in a tab. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to search for otherwise protected data if a user has it open. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

VendorProductVersions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected
unspecified - < 59

References

103386
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1040514
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
USN-3596-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU

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