PT-2017-4039

CVE-2018-5136

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Published

2017-11-20

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Updated

2024-12-12

Description by

CVSS 2.0
7.8
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions prior to 59
Description The issue is related to a shared worker created from a "data:" URL in one tab being shared by another tab with a different origin, which bypasses the same-origin policy. This allows a remote attacker to potentially gain unauthorized access to protected information due to an insufficient input validation mechanism.
Recommendations For versions prior to 59, update to version 59 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploitability
Fix
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2018-1502
ALT-PU-2018-1854
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
USN-3596-1
USN-3596-2
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