CVE-2017-5458
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-11 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:04
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
When a "javascript:" URL is drag and dropped by a user into the addressbar, the URL will be processed and executed. This allows for users to be socially engineered to execute an XSS attack on themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.
References
▼ | URL | Tags | |
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security@mozilla.org | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
security@mozilla.org | http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
security@mozilla.org | https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1229426 | Exploit, Issue Tracking | |
security@mozilla.org | https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ | Vendor Advisory | |
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1229426 | Exploit, Issue Tracking | |
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ | Vendor Advisory |
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