CVE-2018-12382 (GCVE-0-2018-12382)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-18 13:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 08:30
VLAI
Summary
The displayed addressbar URL can be spoofed on Firefox for Android using a javascript: URI in concert with JavaScript to insert text before the loaded domain name, scrolling the loaded domain out of view to the right. This can lead to user confusion. *This vulnerability only affects Firefox for Android < 62.*
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Addressbar spoofing with javascript URI on Firefox for Android
Assigner
mozilla CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 38/100 over 512 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 62 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-09-05 00:00
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