4.3
CVSSv2

CVE-2018-5176

Published: 11/06/2018 Updated: 03/08/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.1 | Impact Score: 2.7 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 383
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

The JSON Viewer displays clickable hyperlinks for strings that are parseable as URLs, including "javascript:" links. If a JSON file contains malicious JavaScript script embedded as "javascript:" links, users may be tricked into clicking and running this code in the context of the JSON Viewer. This can allow for the theft of cookies and authorization tokens which are accessible to that context. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.

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