Control characters prepended before "javascript:" URLs pasted in the addressbar can cause the leading characters to be ignored and the pasted JavaScript to be executed instead of being blocked. This could be used in social engineering and self-cross-site-scripting (self-XSS) attacks where users are convinced to copy and paste text into the addressbar. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade firefox-esrUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade libxul | Nov 14, 2017 | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Mfsa2017 24 | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 57.0 | Nov 15, 2017 | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-other | May 19, 2018 | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefox | Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 14, 2017 |
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