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CVE-2018-18510

6.5 · MEDIUM

The about:crashcontent and about:crashparent pages can be triggered by web content.

Published Apr 26, 2019EPSS 1.01%

Overview

CVE-2018-18510 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 26, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The about:crashcontent and about:crashparent pages can be triggered by web content. These pages are used to crash the loaded page or the browser for test purposes. This issue allows for a non-persistent denial of service (DOS) attack by a malicious site which links to these pages. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 64.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1507702Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1507702Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-29/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18510?

CVE-2018-18510 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 26, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2018-18510?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2018-18510?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2018-18510?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2018-18510 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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