Is CVE-2018-5141 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-5141 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-5141?

CVE-2018-5141 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-5141?

CVE-2018-5141 has an EPSS score of 1.60% (73th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5141?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 59.0-1 or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-5141

HIGHEPSS 73th pctl

8.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the notifications Push API where notifications can be sent through service workers by web content without direct user interaction. This could be used to open new tabs in a denial of service (DOS) attack or to display unwanted content from arbitrary URLs to users. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:59.0-1CVE-2018-5141

firefoxUbuntu

Fixed in:59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3596-1

Fixed in:59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3596-1

DeveloperEditionWindows application

Affected:59.0Fixed in:59.0Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application

Affected:59.0Fixed in:59.0Mozilla

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

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

mozilla.org

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references1

bugzilla.mozilla.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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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.