Control characters prepended before "javascript:" URLs pasted in the addressbar can cause the leading characters to be ignored and the pasted JavaScript to be executed instead of being blocked. This could be used in social engineering and self-cross-site-scripting (self-XSS) attacks where users are convinced to copy and paste text into the addressbar. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402896 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2018-06-11 14:29
Updated : 2018-06-25 11:46
NVD link : CVE-2017-7839
Mitre link : CVE-2017-7839
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox