CVE-2018-5105

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
11/06/2018
Last modified:
03/10/2019

Description

WebExtensions can bypass user prompts to first save and then open an arbitrarily downloaded file. This can result in an executable file running with local user privileges without explicit user consent. This vulnerability affects Firefox

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 57.0.4 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*