CVE-2018-5182

Published: 11 May 2018

If a text string that happens to be a filename in the operating system's native format is dragged and dropped onto the addressbar the specified local file will be opened. This is contrary to policy and is what would happen if the string were the equivalent "file:" URL. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Released (60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1)
	bionic	Released (60.0+build2-0ubuntu1)
	trusty	Released (60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (60.0)
	xenial	Released (60.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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