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CVE-2017-5420 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1284395 CVEExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1284395 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla firefox
< 52.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5420
NVD Published Date:
Jun 11, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-5420 Details - Not Deferred