CVE-2018-5116
Estado: ModificadaCrítica (9.8)—
WebExtensions con el permiso "ActiveTab" puede acceder a las tramas alojadas dentro de la pestaña activa incluso si las tramas son de orígenes cruzados. Las extensiones maliciosas pueden inyectar tramas de orígenes arbitrarios en la página cargada y luego interactuar con ellas, evitando las expectativas del usuario del mismo origen con este permiso. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a las versiones anteriores a la 58 de Firefox.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.17%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 66
- Fecha de la puntuación: 10/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-346
Referencias
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1396399
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1396399
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/
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