CVE-2018-5105

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

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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 < 58.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
sid	Fixed	`58.0-1`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5105

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.