Description
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.
Published: 2018-06-11
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14524 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3216-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:13.330Z

Reserved: 2017-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5420

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:05.140

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:27:35.350

Link: CVE-2017-5420

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