VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-5162
Plaintext of decrypted emails can leak through the src attribute of remote images, or links.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.92%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Plaintext of decrypted emails can leak through the src attribute of remote images, or links. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8 and Thunderbird < 52.8.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.92% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-311
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · mozilla/thunderbird · mozilla/thunderbird esr
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
EPSS 1.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104240Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040946Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1457721Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104240Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040946Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1726Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1457721Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.