CVE-2017-5450 Other in Firefox

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can spoof the address bar in Firefox for Android using javascript URIs, misleading users about the current site.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-5450?

CVE-2017-5450 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A mechanism to spoof the Firefox for Android addressbar using a "javascript:" URI. On Firefox for Android, the base domain is parsed incorrectly, making the resulting location less visibly a spoofed site and showing an incorrect domain in appended notifications. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5450?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5450?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5450 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-5450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m2q8-9rr2-r2ww.

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