CVE-2018-5176

6.1 mediumEPSS 1.4%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.1 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 72% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2018-06-11
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

canonical:ubuntu_linux
mozilla:firefox

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1442840
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/

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