CVE-2018-5157 Security feature bypass in Firefox

What is CVE-2018-5157?

CVE-2018-5157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-346, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5157?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5157?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-5157 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5157 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-5157, GHSA-8h4g-cp4v-9cg4, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-5157.