Mozilla: Local file can be displayed in noopener tab through drag and drop of hyperlink
Published Jun 11, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.43%
Description
If a URL using the "file:" protocol is dragged and dropped onto an open tab that is running in a different child process the tab will open a local file corresponding to the dropped URL, contrary to policy. One way to make the target tab open more reliably in a separate process is to open it with the "noopener" keyword. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
Affected products
-
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<60
- Version
Configuration 1
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
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:H/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 v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.43% (0.02433) | 83.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.46% (0.02465) | 82.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.64% (0.01644) | 80.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.08% (0.04076) | 80.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00449) | 75.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00449) | 74.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00449) | 72.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00641) | 76.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00454) | 71.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 73.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00512) | 73.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00668) | 76.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00585) | 74.84th | 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 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 29.93th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 68.62th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5181 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1424107 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576280 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5181
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5181
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5181
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5181 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1424107 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576280 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5181 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5181 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/#CVE-2018-5181 | ||
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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