CVE-2018-5111 — Improper Input Validation in Mozilla Firefox

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation8 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV9.8
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.27%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Mozilla FirefoxDebian FirefoxCanonical Ubuntu Linux
Timeline
PublishedJun 11
Latest updateMay 14

Description

When the text of a specially formatted URL is dragged to the addressbar from page content, the displayed URL can be spoofed to show a different site than the one loaded. This allows for phishing attacks where a malicious page can spoof the identify of another site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/firefox< firefox 58.0-1 (sid)
▶CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified — 58
▶Ubuntumozilla/firefox< 58.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+4
▶NVDmozilla/firefox57.0.4

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 17.10

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-8qrw-9ppf-58qg: When the text of a specially formatted URL is dragged to the addressbar from page content, the displayed URL can be spoofed to show a different site t↗2022-05-14
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OSV
firefox regressions↗2018-02-12
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OSV
firefox vulnerabilities↗2018-01-24
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OSV
CVE-2018-5111: When the text of a specially formatted URL is dragged to the addressbar from page content, the displayed URL can be spoofed to show a different site t↗2018-01-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Firefox regressions↗2018-02-12
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Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities↗2018-01-24
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Debian
CVE-2018-5111: firefox - When the text of a specially formatted URL is dragged to the addressbar from pag...↗2018
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