fkie_cve-2018-5179
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2019-04-26 14:29
Modified
2024-11-21 04:08
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
A service worker can send the activate event on itself periodically which allows it to run perpetually, allowing it to monitor activity by users. Affects all versions prior to Firefox 60.
References
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla firefox *


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   configurations: [
      {
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                  {
                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                     matchCriteriaId: "1AD89C37-DC57-40D3-80CE-5126A6C142E8",
                     versionEndExcluding: "60.0",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
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               operator: "OR",
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   ],
   cveTags: [],
   descriptions: [
      {
         lang: "en",
         value: "A service worker can send the activate event on itself periodically which allows it to run perpetually, allowing it to monitor activity by users. Affects all versions prior to Firefox 60.",
      },
      {
         lang: "es",
         value: "Un trabajador del servicio puede enviar el evento activate en sí mismo periódicamente, lo que le permite ejecutarse perpetuamente, permitiendo a su vez supervisar la actividad de los usuarios. Afecta a todas las versiones anteriores a Firefox 60.",
      },
   ],
   id: "CVE-2018-5179",
   lastModified: "2024-11-21T04:08:16.857",
   metrics: {
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            acInsufInfo: false,
            baseSeverity: "MEDIUM",
            cvssData: {
               accessComplexity: "LOW",
               accessVector: "NETWORK",
               authentication: "NONE",
               availabilityImpact: "NONE",
               baseScore: 5,
               confidentialityImpact: "PARTIAL",
               integrityImpact: "NONE",
               vectorString: "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
               version: "2.0",
            },
            exploitabilityScore: 10,
            impactScore: 2.9,
            obtainAllPrivilege: false,
            obtainOtherPrivilege: false,
            obtainUserPrivilege: false,
            source: "nvd@nist.gov",
            type: "Primary",
            userInteractionRequired: false,
         },
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      cvssMetricV30: [
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               attackComplexity: "LOW",
               attackVector: "NETWORK",
               availabilityImpact: "NONE",
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               baseSeverity: "HIGH",
               confidentialityImpact: "HIGH",
               integrityImpact: "NONE",
               privilegesRequired: "NONE",
               scope: "UNCHANGED",
               userInteraction: "NONE",
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   published: "2019-04-26T14:29:00.237",
   references: [
      {
         source: "security@mozilla.org",
         tags: [
            "Vendor Advisory",
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      },
      {
         source: "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
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   sourceIdentifier: "security@mozilla.org",
   vulnStatus: "Modified",
   weaknesses: [
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         description: [
            {
               lang: "en",
               value: "CWE-772",
            },
         ],
         source: "nvd@nist.gov",
         type: "Primary",
      },
   ],
}


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