Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-5116 (CCN-138162)

Assigned:2018-01-23
Published:2018-01-23
Updated:2018-06-25
Summary:WebExtensions with the "ActiveTab" permission are able to access frames hosted within the active tab even if the frames are cross-origin. Malicious extensions can inject frames from arbitrary origins into the loaded page and then interact with them, bypassing same-origin user expectations with this permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
5.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-346
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-5116

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
102786

Source: CCN
Type: BID-102786
Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-02 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1040270

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1396399

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
firefox-cve20185116-sec-bypass(138162)

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-3544-1

Source: CCN
Type: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2018-02
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 58

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 57.0.4)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20185116
    V
    		CVE-2018-5116
    2022-06-30
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:111899
    P
    		MozillaFirefox-92.0-1.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105476
    P
    		MozillaFirefox-92.0-1.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-10-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20185116000
    V
    		CVE-2018-5116 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2018-06-11
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20185116000
    V
    		CVE-2018-5116 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2018-06-11
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201851160000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-5116 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2018-06-11
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20185116000
    V
    		CVE-2018-5116 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2018-06-11
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201851160000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-5116 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2018-06-11
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20185116000
    V
    		CVE-2018-5116 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2018-06-11
    BACK
    mozilla firefox *
    canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 17.10