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CVE-2018-5141

Published: 14 March 2018

A vulnerability in the notifications Push API where notifications can be sent through service workers by web content without direct user interaction. This could be used to open new tabs in a denial of service (DOS) attack or to display unwanted content from arbitrary URLs to users. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.2

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
firefox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (59.0)
trusty
Released (59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
xenial
Released (59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
artful
Released (59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.17.10.1)
bionic
Released (59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.2
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H