Improper Input Validation Affecting mozilla package, versions [,54.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2378201
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-7770  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mozilla to version 54.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. A mechanism where when a new tab is loaded through JavaScript events, if fullscreen mode is then entered, the addressbar will not be rendered. This would allow a malicious site to displayed a spoofed addressbar, showing the location of an arbitrary website instead of the one loaded. Note: this issue only affects Firefox for Android. Desktop Firefox is unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54.

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