CVE-2018-5111

firefox-mozsymbols: When the text of a specially formatted URL is dragged to the addressbar from page content, the displayed URL can be s...

CVE-2018-5111 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by firefox 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1, released June 11, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0155
75th percentile

When the text of a specially formatted URL is dragged to the addressbar from page content, the displayed URL can be spoofed to show a different site than the one loaded. This allows for phishing attacks where a malicious page can spoof the identify of another site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
firefox · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 firefox 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 Jun 11, 2018
firefox-globalmenu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 firefox-globalmenu 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 Jun 11, 2018
firefox-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 firefox-mozsymbols 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 Jun 11, 2018
firefox-testsuite · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 firefox-testsuite 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 Jun 11, 2018