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CVE-2018-5111
When the text of a specially formatted URL is dragged to the addressbar from page content, the displayed URL can be spoofed to show a different site than the o…
Impact
When the text of a specially formatted URL is dragged to the addressbar from page content, the displayed URL can be spoofed to show a different site than the one loaded. This allows for phishing attacks where a malicious page can spoof the identify of another site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | through 57.0.4 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04, 17.10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321619
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321619
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/