CVE-2017-5458 (GCVE-0-2017-5458)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-11 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:04
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- Drag and drop of javascript: URLs can allow for self-XSS
Summary
When a "javascript:" URL is drag and dropped by a user into the addressbar, the URL will be processed and executed. This allows for users to be socially engineered to execute an XSS attack on themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.
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