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CVE-2018-5117

If right-to-left text is used in the addressbar with left-to-right alignment, it is possible in some circumstances to scroll this text to s…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

If right-to-left text is used in the addressbar with left-to-right alignment, it is possible in some circumstances to scroll this text to spoof the displayed URL. This issue could result in the wrong URL being displayed as a location, which can mislead users to believe they are on a different site than the one loaded. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.6, Firefox ESR < 52.6, and Firefox < 58.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

References

  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2018-03/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1040270 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00036.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/102783 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4096 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0262 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3544-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2018-04/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0122 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00030.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1395508 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4102 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred

Sources

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