CVE-2018-5157
High
CVE-2018-5157
Same-origin protections for the PDF viewer can be bypassed, allowing a malicious site to intercept messages meant for the viewer. This could allow the site to retrieve PDF files restricted to viewing by an authenticated user on a third-party website. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.
Exploit probability
1.6%
Published
June 11, 2018
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2018-5157
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Same-origin protections for the PDF viewer can be bypassed, allowing a malicious site to intercept messages meant for the viewer. This could allow the site to retrieve PDF files restricted to viewing by an authenticated user on a third-party website. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449898
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12/