CVE-2018-5158
pdf.js < 2.0.943 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
2Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
The PDF viewer does not sufficiently sanitize PostScript calculator functions, allowing malicious JavaScript to be injected through a crafted PDF file. This JavaScript can then be run with the permissions of the PDF viewer by its worker. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.8 and Firefox < 60.
El visor de PDF no sanea suficientemente las funciones de la calculadora PostScript, lo que permite inyectar JavaScript malicioso a través de un archivo PDF manipulado. Este JavaScript puede ser ejecutado por su worker con los permisos del visor de PDF. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a las versiones anteriores a la 52.8 de Firefox ESR y las versiones anteriores a la 60 de Firefox.
The Algori PDF Viewer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of a vulnerable version of pdf.js in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
USN-3645-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused an issue where users experienced long UI pauses in some circumstances. This update fixes the problem. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, bypass same-origin restrictions, conduct cross-site scripting attacks, install lightweight themes without user interaction, spoof the filename in the downloads panel, or execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-01-03 CVE Reserved
- 2018-05-11 CVE Published
- 2021-04-24 First Exploit
- 2024-11-08 CVE Updated
- 2025-06-04 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
- CWE-95: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
CAPEC
References (15)
URL | Tag | Source |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104136 | Third Party Advisory | |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896 | Third Party Advisory | |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00007.html | Mailing List |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://github.com/ppcrab/CVE-2018-5158 | 2021-04-24 | |
https://github.com/puzzle-tools/-CVE-2018-5158.pdf | 2024-01-26 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1414 | 2019-03-13 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1415 | 2019-03-13 | |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1452075 | 2019-03-13 | |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01 | 2019-03-13 | |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1 | 2019-03-13 | |
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4199 | 2019-03-13 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11 | 2019-03-13 | |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-12 | 2019-03-13 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5158 | 2018-05-14 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576259 | 2018-05-14 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.6" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.5" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.6" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.6" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 60.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 60.0" | - |
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Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 52.8.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 52.8.0" | - |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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