CVE-2017-5450
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CVE-2017-5450 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. A mechanism to spoof the Firefox for Android addressbar using a "javascript:" URI. On Firefox for Android, the base domain is parsed incorrectly, making the resulting location less visibly a spoofed site and showing an incorrect domain in appended notifications. EPSS estimates a 1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A mechanism to spoof the Firefox for Android addressbar using a "javascript:" URI. On Firefox for Android, the base domain is parsed incorrectly, making the resulting location less visibly a spoofed site and showing an incorrect domain in appended notifications. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 53.0 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1325955Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1325955Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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