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CVE-2018-5118
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-06-11T21:29:13.623 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:59:39.340

Summary

The screenshot images displayed in the Activity Stream page displayed when a new tab is opened is created from the meta tags of websites. An issue was discovered where the page could attempt to create these images through "file:" URLs from the local file system. This loading is blocked by the sandbox but could expose local data if combined with another attack that escapes sandbox protections. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

Affected products

mozilla — firefox

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References

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