CVE-2016-1958 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof the address bar in Mozilla Firefox using javascript URLs, potentially misleading users about the current site.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1958?
CVE-2016-1958 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 13 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
browser/base/content/browser.js in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via a javascript: URL.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1958?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1958?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-1958 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1958 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1958, GHSA-2wmh-22pv-vc2h, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1958.