CVE-2018-5143
URLs using "javascript:" have the protocol removed when pasted into the addressbar to protect users from cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, but if a tab character is embedded in the "javascript:" URL the protocol is not removed and the script will…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
URLs using "javascript:" have the protocol removed when pasted into the addressbar to protect users from cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, but if a tab character is embedded in the "javascript:" URL the protocol is not removed and the script will execute. This could allow users to be socially engineered to run an XSS attack against themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.94% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1422643Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1422643Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.