CVE-2018-5143
URLs using "javascript:" have the protocol removed when pasted into the addressbar to protect users from cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, but if a tab character is embedded in the "javascript:" URL
02 Description
URLs using "javascript:" have the protocol removed when pasted into the addressbar to protect users from cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, but if a tab character is embedded in the "javascript:" URL
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.91% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 60.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-06-11 21:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 05:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-01-03
- Assigning CNA
- mozilla
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9e4b3e3be51aacef150bf09ffa8c6d6c2347959a828754cd7a0f658f7829cc2c
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1422643
- www.securityfocus.com103386http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386
- www.securitytracker.com1040514http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3596-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-06/
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 59.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.