Description
When a JavaScript URL (javascript:) is evaluated and the result is a string, this string is parsed to create an HTML document, which is then presented. Previously, this document's URL (as reported by the document.location property, for example) was the originating javascript: URL which could lead to spoofing attacks; it is now correctly the URL of the originating document. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 74.
Published: 2020-03-25
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-27954 When a JavaScript URL (javascript:) is evaluated and the result is a string, this string is parsed to create an HTML document, which is then presented. Previously, this document's URL (as reported by the document.location property, for example) was the originating javascript: URL which could lead to spoofing attacks; it is now correctly the URL of the originating document. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 74.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4299-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:11:05.026Z

Reserved: 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-6808

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-03-25T22:15:12.560

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:36:13.210

Link: CVE-2020-6808

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-03-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-6808 - Bugzilla

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