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User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information Affecting firefox package, versions <0:52.6.0-1.el7_4

Severity

 Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4789299
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Jan 2018
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Introduced: 23 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5117  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-451  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:52.6.0-1.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0122.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.