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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1284395 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ | Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Updated: 2018-06-12T09:57:01
Reserved: 2017-01-13T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-5420
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:05.140
Modified: 2018-08-07T17:51:05.940
Link: CVE-2017-5420
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE