CVE-2018-5109

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An audio capture session can started under an incorrect origin from the site making the capture request. Users are still prompted to allow the request but the prompt can display the wrong origin, leading to user confusion about which site is making the request to capture an audio stream. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-346

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	>= unspecified, < 58

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1405599Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1405599Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 11, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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