CVE-2018-5115

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

If an HTTP authentication prompt is triggered by a background network request from a page or extension, it is displayed over the currently loaded foreground page. Although the prompt contains the real domain making the request, this can result in user confusion about the originating site of the authentication request and may cause users to mistakenly send private credential information to a third party site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

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=1409449Issue 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=1409449Issue 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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