In private browsing mode on Firefox for Android, favicons are cached in the cache/icons folder as they are in non-private mode
Published Feb 28, 2019
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.57%
Description
In private browsing mode on Firefox for Android, favicons are cached in the cache/icons folder as they are in non-private mode. This allows information leakage of sites visited during private browsing sessions. *Note: this issue only affects Firefox for Android. Desktop versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<63
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 74.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 71.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 77.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 77.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00564) | 77.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.63% (0.00630) | 78.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00630) | 76.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00662) | 76.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 70.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.43% (0.00430) | 10.10th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.43% (0.00430) | 9.85th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.43% (0.00430) | 25.64th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.43% (0.00430) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105721 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1448305 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105721 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041944 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1448305 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-26/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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