If a text string that happens to be a filename in the operating system's native format is dragged and dropped onto the addressbar the specified local file will be opened. This is contrary to policy and is what would happen if the string were the equivalent "file:" URL. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T05:26:47.148Z
Reserved: 2018-01-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-5182
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:16.343
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:08:17.250
Link: CVE-2018-5182
Redhat