Symlink Vulnerability in Firefox < 58 Allows Bypassing Local Access Protections

CVE-2018-5107 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The printing process can bypass local access protections to read files available through symlinks, bypassing local file restrictions. The printing process requires files in a specific format so arbitrary data cannot be read but it is possible that some local file information could be exposed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

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