CVE-2018-5117
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Mozilla Firefox
PublishedJun 11, 2018
First seenJun 11, 2018
How to fix
Update
- mozilla firefox58.0, 52.6.0 or later
- mozilla thunderbird52.6.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla firefox | v < 58.0, v < 52.6.0 | 58.0, 52.6.0 |
| debian debian_linux | 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.3, 7.4 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| mozilla thunderbird | v < 52.6.0 | 52.6.0 |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 14.04, 16.04, 17.10 | — |
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