When the text of a specially formatted URL is dragged to the addressbar from page content, the displayed URL can be spoofed to show a different site than the one loaded
Published Jun 11, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.58%
Description
When the text of a specially formatted URL is dragged to the addressbar from page content, the displayed URL can be spoofed to show a different site than the one loaded. This allows for phishing attacks where a malicious page can spoof the identify of another site. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 58.
Affected products
-
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<58
- Version
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01580) | 74.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01580) | 74.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 73.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 72.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 70.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 71.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 72.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321619 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions Required
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102786 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040270 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321619 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions Required | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3544-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-02/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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