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CVE ID: CVE-2018-5143

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 the protocol is not removed and the script will execute. This could allow users to be socially engineered to run an XSS attack against themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-5143
BugTraq ID: 103386
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/

CVE ID:	CVE-2018-5143
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 the protocol is not removed and the script will execute. This could allow users to be socially engineered to run an XSS attack against themselves. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 59.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-5143 BugTraq ID: 103386 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103386 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040514 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3596-1/