Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5143
CVE-2018-5143
Description
URLs using "javascript:" have the protocol removed when pasted into the addressbar to protect users from cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, but if a tab character is embedded in the "javascript:" URL the protocol is not removed and the script will execute. This could allow users to be socially engineered to run an XSS attack against themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.
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Affected products
4<59+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <59
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 92.0-1.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/nvdVendor Advisory
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