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.
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Mozilla firefox Esr
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.995Z
Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-5157
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:15.233
Modified: 2025-11-25T17:50:16.803
Link: CVE-2018-5157