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.
Published: 2018-06-11
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-3260-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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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

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Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-04-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5458 - Bugzilla

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