When a new protocol handler is registered, the API accepts a title argument which can be used to mislead users about which domain is registering the new protocol. This may result in the user approving a protocol handler that they otherwise would not have. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2019-02-28T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T08:38:04.826Z

Reserved: 2018-06-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-12399

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-02-28T18:29:01.023

Modified: 2019-03-01T14:25:15.093

Link: CVE-2018-12399

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-12399 - Bugzilla