CVE-2017-5420

A "javascript:" url loaded by a malicious page can obfuscate its location by blanking the URL displayed in the addressbar, allowing for an attacker to spoof an existing page without the malicious page's address being displayed correctly. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.

Score

CVSS 3.0 6.5 Medium

Status

Modified - security@mozilla.org

Published

2018-06-11

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Firefox (Mozilla)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1284395
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/