CVE - CVE-2018-5116

CVE-ID
CVE-2018-5116	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
WebExtensions with the "ActiveTab" permission are able to access frames hosted within the active tab even if the frames are cross-origin. Malicious extensions can inject frames from arbitrary origins into the loaded page and then interact with them, bypassing same-origin user expectations with this permission. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
References
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BID:102786 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1396399 CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ SECTRACK:1040270 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 UBUNTU:USN-3544-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20180103	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20180103)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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