CVE-2018-5117

Mozilla: URL spoofing with right-to-left text aligned left-to-right (MFSA 2018-03)

Published Jun 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1256-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1262-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4096-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4102-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-16903 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3529-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3544-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr