CVE-2018-5140

MEDIUM

Firefox < 59.0 - Information Leak via moz-icon Protocol

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Image for moz-icons can be accessed through the "moz-icon:" protocol through script in web content even when otherwise prohibited. This could allow for information leakage of which applications are associated with specific MIME types by a malicious page. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Permissions Required x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1424261
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0045
EPSS Percentile 64.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (4)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 17.10
mozilla/firefox < 59.0
Published Jun 11, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026