cve/2018/CVE-2018-5157.md

CVE-2018-5157

Description

Same-origin protections for the PDF viewer can be bypassed, allowing a malicious site to intercept messages meant for the viewer. This could allow the site to retrieve PDF files restricted to viewing by an authenticated user on a third-party website. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.

POC

Reference

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449898
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449898

Github

• https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon