CVE-2018-12382

Summary

CVECVE-2018-12382
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-10-18 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-12-06 18:13:00 UTC
DescriptionThe displayed addressbar URL can be spoofed on Firefox for Android using a javascript: URI in concert with JavaScript to insert text before the loaded domain name, scrolling the loaded domain out of view to the right. This can lead to user confusion. *This vulnerability only affects Firefox for Android < 62.*

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android - All All All
Operating System Google Android - All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 62.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 62.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1479311 - (CVE-2018-12382) Firefox for Android - AddressBar Spoofing using specially-crafted javascript: URL opened in a new tab CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 62 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof the Address Bar, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mozilla Firefox MFSA2018-20 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690611 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mozilla (c96d416a-eae7-4d5d-bc84-40deca9329fb)
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