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CVE-2018-5117

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

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
mozilla

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Mozilla Thunderbird

  • unspecified to < 52.6affected

Mozilla Firefox ESR

  • unspecified to < 52.6affected

Mozilla Firefox

  • unspecified to < 58affected

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