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CVE-2018-5182

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CVE-2018-5182

Published: Jun 11, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

If a text string that happens to be a filename in the operating system's native format is dragged and dropped onto the addressbar the specified local file will be opened. This is contrary to policy and is what would happen if the string were the equivalent "file:" URL. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

VendorProductVersions

Mozilla

Firefox

affected
unspecified - < 60

References

1040896
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
USN-3645-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
104139
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID

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