CVE-2018-5112

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-5112?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Q: Is CVE-2018-5112 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-5112 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-5112?

CVE-2018-5112 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2018-5112 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for firefox (Debian), firefox (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 79th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Development Tools panels of an extension are required to load URLs for the panels as relative URLs from the extension manifest file but this requirement was not enforced in all instances. This could allow the development tools panel for the extension to load a URL that it should not be able to access, including potentially privileged pages. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

CWE-552

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:58.0-1CVE-2018-5112

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3544-1

Fixed in:58.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3544-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.01%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Third-Party Advisory3

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.mozilla.org

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2020-17519	High	7.5	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-11371	High	7.5	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-50164	Critical	9.8	81%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-3715	Medium	5.5	75%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-15175	High	7.4	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-39316	High	7.5	66%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-5112?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2018-5112 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-5112 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-5112?

CVE-2018-5112 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-5112 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for firefox (Debian), firefox (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.