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CVE-2017-5415 (GCVE-0-2017-5415)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-06-11 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 14:55
VLAI
Summary
An attack can use a blob URL and script to spoof an arbitrary addressbar URL prefaced by "blob:" as the protocol, leading to user confusion and further spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.
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 through blob URL
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 52 (custom)
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Date Public
2017-03-07 00:00
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