CVE-2018-5112
Publication date 23 January 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Development Tools panels of an extension are required to load URLs for the panels as relative URLs from the extension manifest file but this requirement was not enforced in all instances. This could allow the development tools panel for the extension to load a URL that it should not be able to access, including potentially privileged pages. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.5 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3544-1
- Firefox vulnerabilities
- 24 January 2018