CVE-2018-5132

The Find API for WebExtensions can search some privileged pages, such as "about:debugging", if these pages are open in a tab

published June 11, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
73.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Find API for WebExtensions can search some privileged pages, such as "about:debugging", if these pages are open in a tab. This could allow a malicious WebExtension to search for otherwise protected data if a user has it open. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01440 · 73.0th percentile
Published
2018-06-11T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 JUN 21:00Z
    The Find API for WebExtensions can search some privileged pages, such as "about:debugging", if these pages are open in a tab
    cvelistv5