{"id":"CVE-2018-5182","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-5182","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:19:22.718Z","title":"This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.","description":"If a text string that happens to be a filename in the operating system's native format is dragged and dropped onto the addressbar the specified local file will be opened. This is contrary to policy and is what would happen if the string were the equivalent \"file:\" URL. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.","published":"2018-06-11T21:29:16.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:59:47.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@mozilla.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["canonical/ubuntu linux","mozilla/firefox"],"epss":{"score":0.02016,"percentile":0.80804,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1435908","tags":["Issue Tracking","Permissions Required","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1435908","tags":["Issue Tracking","Permissions Required","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5182","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}