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CVE-2018-5176
Published: Jun 11, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The JSON Viewer displays clickable hyperlinks for strings that are parseable as URLs, including "javascript:" links. If a JSON file contains malicious JavaScript script embedded as "javascript:" links, users may be tricked into clicking and running this code in the context of the JSON Viewer. This can allow for the theft of cookies and authorization tokens which are accessible to that context. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Mozilla | Firefox | affected unspecified - < 60 |
References
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
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1040896
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USN-3645-1
vendor-advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1442840
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104139
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