CVE-2018-5141

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.2
Exploit probability—
ProductMozilla Firefox
PublishedJun 11, 2018
First seenJun 11, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • mozilla firefox59.0 or later
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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mozilla firefoxv < 59.059.0
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04, 16.04, 17.10—

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