Description
When a "javascript:" URL is drag and dropped by a user into the addressbar, the URL will be processed and executed. This allows for users to be socially engineered to execute an XSS attack on themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-14562 | When a "javascript:" URL is drag and dropped by a user into the addressbar, the URL will be processed and executed. This allows for users to be socially engineered to execute an XSS attack on themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3260-1 | Firefox vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:14.705Z
Reserved: 2017-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-5458
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:06.937
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:27:39.817
Link: CVE-2017-5458
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN