Description
If an HTTP authentication prompt is triggered by a background network request from a page or extension, it is displayed over the currently loaded foreground page. Although the prompt contains the real domain making the request, this can result in user confusion about the originating site of the authentication request and may cause users to mistakenly send private credential information to a third party site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
Published: 2018-06-11
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-16901 If an HTTP authentication prompt is triggered by a background network request from a page or extension, it is displayed over the currently loaded foreground page. Although the prompt contains the real domain making the request, this can result in user confusion about the originating site of the authentication request and may cause users to mistakenly send private credential information to a third party site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3544-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Mozilla Firefox
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:26:46.685Z

Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-5115

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:13.483

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:08:08.380

Link: CVE-2018-5115

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